Additional Resources
JOINT COMMITTEE - WORKING GROUPS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & WORKFORCE
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Business and Commerce; Education
TOP PRIORITIES:
1. Workforce development
2. Economic development
SENATE MEMBERS:
Pugh (Co-Chair), Stanley, PPT Treat
HOUSE MEMBERS:
Baker (Co-Chair), Blancett, McDugle
RELEVANT CABINET AGENCIES:
Commerce and Workforce Development (Muller);
Economic Administration (Grigsby);
Education (Walters);
Science and Innovation (Pollard);
Veterans Affairs and Military (Robinson)
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Children, Youth and Family;
Health and Human Services;
Housing
TOP PRIORITIES:
1. Healthcare and human services workforce
2. Behavioral health
3. Health IT and data
SENATE MEMBERS:
Haste (Co-Chair), Kirt, Montgomery
HOUSE MEMBERS:
Hilbert (Co-Chair), Echols, Munson
RELEVANT CABINET AGENCIES:
Health and Mental Health (Corbett);
Human Services (Brown)
GOVERNMENT TRANSFORMATION & COLLABORATION
RESPONSIBILITIES:
General Government and Modernization;
Tourism;
Collaboration with other entities: County, Municipal, Tribal, COGS
TOP PRIORITIES:
1. State IT infrastructure
2. Partnerships with municipalities, cities, and tribes on water and sewage projects
3. Supporting nonprofits
SENATE MEMBERS:
Hall (Co-Chair), Floyd, Howard
HOUSE MEMBERS:
Boatman (Co-Chair), Boles, Osburn
RELEVANT CABINET AGENCIES:
Digital Transformation and Administration (Harpe);
Licensing and Regulation (Winchester);
Native American Affairs (Bingman);
Tourism, Wildlife, and Heritage (Pinnell)
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE & RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Broadband;
Agriculture and Natural Resources;
Utilities;
Wildlife;
Public Safety;
Transportation
TOP PRIORITIES:
1. Broadband
2. Water infrastructure
SENATE MEMBERS:
Leewright (Co-Chair), David, Floyd, Murdock
HOUSE MEMBERS:
Phillips (Co-Chair), Fetgatter, Munson, Steagall
RELEVANT CABINET AGENCIES:
Agriculture (Arthur);
Energy and Environment (Wagner);
Public Safety (Everest);
Transportation (Gatz)