• Date Due: November 01, 2026
  • Author: Secretary of Health and Human Resources
  • Enabling Authority: Chapter 900 Enactment Clause 8. (Regular Session, 2026)
  • Description:
    Report on the recommendations of the Social Services Task Force convened to develop a comprehensive improvement plan to address changes needed within the Department of Social Services and the local departments of social services, and shall (i) review the eligibility and administration of state-administered benefits, (ii) consider a more holistic approach to benefit application and eligibility determinations for citizens of the Commonwealth, (iii) consider placement of all potential eligible benefit applications on the CommonHelp platform, and (iv) consider ways to improve the user experience for benefit recipients, including a plan to enact such recommendations. [Reporting requirements of Chapter 835, Enactment Clause 3., 2026 Acts of Assembly, are identical.]