Senate Bill No. 407, also known as Special Act No. 24-16, establishes a task force to study workers' compensation coverage for students enrolled in public work-study programs or internships at regional agricultural science and technology education centers. The study will review current policies and practices and consider potential changes to state law regarding such coverage. The task force will include members from the General Assembly's joint standing committee on labor and public employees, as well as appointees from various legislative leaders. Members may include legislators, and all appointments to the task force must be made within thirty days of the act's passage.

The task force is required to hold its first meeting within sixty days of the act's effective date, with the chairpersons of the joint standing committee on labor and public employees serving as the task force's chairpersons. The administrative staff of the same committee will provide support to the task force. The task force must submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee on labor and public employees by January 1, 2025, and will terminate upon submission of the report or on January 1, 2025, whichever is later. The act was approved on June 5, 2024. There are no insertions or deletions marked in the provided text, indicating that this bill does not modify existing law but rather establishes a new initiative.