Senate Bill 2290 Summary

• Establishes a "Task Force to Study Work Force and Social Service Reform and Implementation of a One Door Policy" to develop recommendations for increasing labor force participation and earning capacity in Mississippi

• Task force membership includes the Executive Director of the Office of Workforce Development, legislative committee chairs, six appointments from the Governor/Lieutenant Governor/Speaker, and heads of the Departments of Education, Community College Board, Employment Security, and Human Services

• Task force must meet within 45 days and review issues including unfilled jobs, labor force participation rates below 58%, education/training modernization, technology utilization for unified state agency access, and centralized public assistance programs

• Task force shall report findings and proposed legislation to the Legislature on or before December 1, 2025, with legislative assistance provided by the Office of Workforce Development and Legislative Services Offices

• Task force dissolves upon presentation of its report; effective date tied to passage or reauthorization of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), whichever is sooner