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27 <br /> NORTH CAROUNAAssociATiON OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS—2011-2012—LEGISLATIVE GOALS <br /> Goal Accomplished Coal Partially Accomplished l Goal Not Met <br /> Justice and Public Safety <br /> 1. Oprotect county jail system <br /> 0 Seek legislation to protect the fiscal viability of the county jail system by reinstating the reimbursement rate for <br /> state inmates housed in county jails and increasing the reimbursement rate for state inmates awaiting post-trial <br /> prison transfer. <br /> • Oppose legislation to increase time counties are mandated to house state misdemeanants. <br /> 2. \,:!^llmprove inmate medical care cost containment- Seek legislation that would authorize medical care providers <br /> to charge the state and counties no more than the rates set in the Medicaid or Medicare schedule of charges for inmate <br /> medical care. <br /> 3. `�AMaintain funding for gang prevention and adolescent substance abuse prevention, intervention and <br /> treatment programs. <br /> 4. @Allow court facility fee fleidbility - Seek legislation to allow counties to collect additional fees to support <br /> specialty courts and help fund capital,operational and other needs associated with increasing demands on our judicial <br /> system. <br /> 5. @Authorize inmate electronic monitoring cost reimbursement- Seek legislation to authorize counties to seek <br /> reimbursement from defendants for electronic monitoring,based on ability to pay. <br />