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12 <br /> John Roberts said this is included in the hope that the state assembly will repeal <br /> HB2, and if not, then to grant authority to local governments to include gender identity <br /> and sexual orientation as their own protected classes. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said in attachment 4, NCACC's goals have 5 priorities, <br /> and referred to #3 PE-4: Seek legislation to repeal the statutory authority under N.C. <br /> G.S. 115C-431(c) that allows local school boards to file suit against a county board of <br /> commissioners over county appropriations for education. He said he does not support <br /> this goal, and school districts need to have tools to insure that children are able to <br /> receive an education. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said to include language that specifically states that <br /> Orange County does not support#3-PE-4. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said to add this as an additional item to the resolution. <br /> The Board agreed by consensus to add this to the resolution, and Chair McKee <br /> asked Commissioner Dorosin if he would offer specific wording. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said to include that Orange County does not support <br /> current NCACC priority PE-4, and does not support the repeal of the statutory authority <br /> pursuant to N.C.G.S 115C-431(c). He said to add in the rest of the language that <br /> allows local school board's to file suit against the County Board of Commissioners over <br /> county appropriations for education. <br /> Commissioner Price said the NCACC has been working on this issue for 2 years, <br /> and asked if the Board is asking them to stop doing so. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said yes, as members of the NCACC, the BOCC does <br /> not support the position that the NCACC is taking, and request that they change it. <br /> Greg Wilder clarified that the Board's desire is to state that Orange County <br /> opposes legislation to repeal the statutory authority for school boards to sue county <br /> boards. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said Orange County has been seeking legislative <br /> authority to make sexual orientation a protected class for twenty years. <br /> Commissioner Price said she would prefer to be more proactive, rather than <br /> asking for individual counties to be able to make their own policies. She would like the <br /> State to make them protected classes. She said she would prefer item #4 to say that <br /> the State of North Carolina will include sexual orientation and gender identity as <br /> protected classes in North Carolina, as opposed to counties picking and choosing <br /> whether they want to do so. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin suggested the following wording: Seek statewide <br /> legislative action to repeal House Bill 2 and include sexual orientation and gender <br /> identity as protected classes in North Carolina, or provide all North Carolina local <br /> governments with the authority to include sexual orientation and gender identity as <br /> protected classes in order to protect these classes from discrimination and <br /> discriminatory practices. <br /> Commissioner Price said she would prefer not to have the local option included, <br /> but understands this is a compromise. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin suggested including both, in the hopes of attaining some <br /> forward movement. <br />