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* the [[ALEC Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force]].
(Until it was disbanded in April 2012, ALEC also operated a [[ALEC Public Safety and Elections Task Force|Public Safety and Elections Task Force]], which adopted such "model" bills as the "Stand Your Ground" bill or "Castle Law" doctrine and the voter ID actAct.Later in 2012, ALEC launched the "[[ALEC Justice Performance Project|Justice Performance Project]]" (JPP) in place of the Public Safety and Elections Task Force. The bills associated with the JPP in task force materials obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy and posted by ALEC appear to continue ALEC's modus operandi of promoting the financial interests of the corporations and special interest groups that fund it, such as the American Bail Coalition, according to ''PRWatch''.<ref>Nick Surgey, [http://www.prwatch.org/news/2013/11/12292/alec-posts-legislative-agendas-while-hiding-its-very-special-interests ALEC Posts Legislative Agendas while Hiding Its Very Special Interests], ''PRWatch'', November 3, 2013.</ref>)
This article is about ALEC's '''Health and Human Services Task Force'''. Corporations can join this task force for $3,000 a year.<ref>American Legislative Exchange Council, [http://www.prwatch.org/files/ALEC_Corporate_Brochure.pdf "Private Enterprise" Membership], organizational membership brochure, July 2011</ref> For model legislation crafted and adopted by the Health and Human Services Task Force, [http://alecexposed.org/wiki/Health,_Pharmaceuticals,_and_Safety_Net_Programs go here]. For task force directories and meeting agendas, [http://www.commoncause.org/site/pp.asp?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=8072485 go here].
