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<br /> <br />hospitals; <br /> <br />4) Mental Health – Seek legislation to ensure that <br />adequate State-funded mental health, developmental <br />disability, and substance abuse services and facilities <br />are available at the local level, accessible and <br />affordable to all residents and that sufficient state <br />resources fund service provision costs inclusive of <br />sufficient crisis intervention and treatment, and to <br />structure appropriate county participation in <br />governance; <br /> <br />5) People with Mental Health Issues in County Jails – <br />Support legislation to develop and fund a plan to <br />reduce the number of people with mental health issues <br />in county jails (See EXHIBIT A Regarding the National <br />Association of Counties (NACo) Stepping Up Initiative); <br /> <br />6) County Jail System/Housing State Inmates Reimbursement <br />– Support legislation to protect the fiscal viability <br />of the county jail system by reinstating reimbursement <br />for state inmates housed in county jails sentenced to <br />90 days or less; <br /> <br />7) Minimum Wage Increase – Support legislation to raise <br />the minimum wage to enhance people’s economic security, <br />5