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Capitol Chat: task forces; is this any way to solve a problem?

FILE - Exterior photo of the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Republican-backed measures to relax child labor rules and bolster food stamp eligibility standards won passage Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in the Kentucky House over impassioned objections from Democrats. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
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FILE - Exterior photo of the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Republican-backed measures to relax child labor rules and bolster food stamp eligibility standards won passage Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in the Kentucky House over impassioned objections from Democrats. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

This week on WUKY's Capitol Chat Kentucky Gazette editor and publisher Laura Cullen Glasscock gives us a primer on task forces being bandied about in the General Assembly. They tackle everything from Artificial Intelligence to the potential break-up of Jefferson County Public Schools.

From the Legislative Research Commission:

Task Forces, Legislative Branch

Artificial Intelligence Task Force, establishment

Autism in Education Task Force, creation

Autonomous Vehicles Task Force, establishment

Basic health program design, task force

Certificate of Need Task Force, reestablishment

DEI Economic Impact Task Force, study of diversity, equity, and inclusion education initiatives

Early Childhood Education Task Force, reestablishment

Efficient and Effective School District Governance Task Force, creation

Foster Care and Adoption Efficiency Task Force, establishment

Health Care Disparities Task Force, establishment

Health Care Outcomes Task Force, establishment

Homeschool Task Force, homeschooling regulation and financial impact, study

Homestead Exemption Task Force, creation

Infant Mortality Task Force, establishment

Kentucky Housing Task Force, establishment

Kentucky Kinship Task Force, establishment

Penal Code Reform Task Force, establishment recommendations

Probate Code Task Force, establishment

Public Bank Task Force, creation

School District Consolidation Task Force, creation

Support Education Excellence in Kentucky (SEEK) Task Force, creation

Teacher Red Tape Reduction Task Force, creation

Workforce Attraction and Retention Task Force, establishment

Workforce Growth and Solutions Task Force, establishment

Workforce Innovation Task Force, establishment

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