(a) The task force shall:
(1) develop a plan for best courses of action and a regulatory framework for the consolidation of workforce development programs administered by the commission and social services programs administered by the Health and Human Services Commission; and
(2) make recommendations to the legislature regarding the consolidation of programs described by Subdivision (1).
(b) The consolidation plan developed by the task force must:
(1) examine all state resources, including financial, manpower, and technology resources, to determine if those resources are being used effectively and efficiently to achieve the desired outcomes for recipients of the workforce development and social services programs and for the purposes of the programs’ intended goals;
(2) identify opportunities for cost savings or reallocations of resources to improve the effectiveness of the programs by streamlining essential functions and eliminating duplicative efforts;
(3) identify potential improvements to child-care data systems in order to streamline child-care data collection as necessary to evaluate the need for and availability of subsidized and unsubsidized child care for recipients of program services;
(4) be designed to improve the delivery of the programs by ensuring that applicants for and recipients of the services provided are better served by having access to a single point of contact case manager for all services sought or received; and
(5) identify the changes to federal law that would be necessary to implement the consolidation plan.