(a) (1) The Commission shall:
(i) investigate policy challenges, opportunities, and recommendations regarding the mitigation of multigenerational poverty;
(ii) identify services and policies within State programs that can be coordinated to support a multigenerational approach to addressing poverty;
(iii) identify program and service gaps and inconsistencies among federal, State, and local policies;
(iv) identify, test, and recommend best practices implemented at the federal, State, and local levels;
(v) solicit information and guidance from external sources with direct knowledge and experience in addressing multigenerational poverty;
(vi) identify tools to measure and predict the impact of the benefit cliff on an individual family basis;
(vii) measure the impact of multigenerational programs;
(viii) identify opportunities to coordinate multigenerational services across multiple State agencies; and
(ix) collect data to be used in evaluating the effectiveness of programs.
(2) The Commission may:
(i) utilize federal and State funding to establish and implement programs to address multigenerational poverty; and
(ii) partner with local jurisdictions and community action agencies, local departments of social services, and local workforce development areas in implementing programs to address intergenerational poverty.
(b) Through the Secretary, the Commission shall submit an annual report including recommendations based on the Commission’s studies to the Governor and, subject to § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly.