Rep. Jarrells joins the Council of State Governments 2021-22 Healthy States National Task Force

Rep. Dontavius Jarrells announced today that he was invited to join the Council of State Government 2021-2022 Healthy State National Task Force due to his expertise and commitment to policy change and improvement. The task force is comprised of approximately 60 state leaders from all three branches of government across the country. 

“As a public servant, I am always looking for ways to learn, build partnerships, and advance progressive, bold policy. I am looking forward to bringing my voice and insight to this national task force to help shape the future of our nation,” said Rep. Jarrells.

The task force will assist states with a variety of health and well-being challenges, all of which have been intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic. This national task force will develop public policy resources and solutions to address state policy challenges in the areas of fiscal health, human health, economic and workforce health, and civic health. 

Over the biennium, members of the CSG Healthy States National Task Force will be tasked with overseeing research and analysis on selected policy areas, identifying bipartisan policy solutions, developing case studies and providing an outline of recommendations for state elected and appointed officials to use as they work to rebuild state budgets and economies and test innovative, data-informed policy outcomes in the years ahead.  

While the long-term impact of the pandemic and its resulting changes are still unknown, state leaders serving on this national task force will work to anticipate what the coming years might hold for the future of the country’s economic and workforce health, human health, civic health and fiscal health.