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~-~-~c~+~1~rn~.vt.-~. -~-- - l Ol~l®TGE C®ITl~TTY 2007 LEGISLATIVE G®A,I~S ,S'UL7',S" S~T1V~19~.AI~I' (Results as provided by appr•vpr'iate County staff ar•e noted as "AUGUST 30, 2007 UPDATE" irz bold italic below each r'tern.) LEGISLATIVE ISSUES TOI' PRIORITIES Medicaid Relief - Seelc pei7nanent Medicaid relief for cotulties to cover the full cost of Medicaid expenses to be paid by state government. AUGUST 30, 2007 UPDATE - Drlr'irzg the 2007 session of the General Asserzzbly, legislators approved a three year plan fvllereby the State will assrlrrte corlrzty Medicaid expenses. As the State assrsrzzes t/zese ~vperzses, it will, irr tur•rz, talre aver a portion of the local optivrr sales tax r'everzues. Fur'tller• sta ff' explarzatiorl arzd Board discussion ar•e scliedzlled for' the August 30, 2007 Board ivor•Ic session. School Construction -Support legislation to provide state assistance to local goverrunents to meet school constriction needs caused by increased enrollment and mandated reductions in class size through a statewide referendum on a bond issue and/or through authority for cotmties to raise additional revenues to meet school facility needs. AUGUST 30, 2007 UPDATE - While Legislator's did trot approve cr. statewide school construction bvrzd rflrriug the most r'ecerzt legislati~~e session., the General Assembly did grant collrlties the choice, slrbject t0 voter approval, of err.actirag a .4`% land tt'arrsfer tax or arz additional % cent sales tax. Use of the rzew r•everzlces rlre riot r•estr•icted. I'urtlzer staff' explanation and Board disclrssiorl are scheduled foa• the Alrgust 30, 2007 BOllr'rl worlf SG'S5i0)l. Revenue Options for Local Government -Support legislation that authorizes a variety of revenue options for local govermnents to fund local government services. An overarching principle is that aazy local government revenue source that is presently