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39 <br /> <br />Expansion of Medicaid Program 1 <br />Support legislation to increase access to the Medicaid program to make health insurance 2 <br />available to approximately 500,000 more North Carolina residents and as additional support for 3 <br />rural hospitals. 4 <br /> 5 <br />Item #3 in the attached Resolution Regarding Statewide Issues with Exhibits 6 <br /> 7 <br />Priority School Issues 8 <br />Support legislation to address the following issues related to schools: 9 <br />a) * Provide local school systems with calendar flexibility; 10 <br />b) * Provide full funding for State allotments including Average Daily Membership (ADM) 11 <br />growth, and support legislation to provide for an overall increase in funding based on 12 <br />average daily memberships outside of the current formula system; 13 <br />c) Impose class size reductions commensurate with State funding for staffing; and 14 <br />d) Maintain full funding for Driver Education; 15 <br />Item #16 in the attached Resolution Regarding Statewide Issues with Exhibits 16 <br />* Also see the attached Resolution Regarding the North Carolina Association of County 17 <br />Commissioners 18 <br />2018 Short Session Priorities and Goals with Exhibit – Goals PE-3 and PE-4 19 <br /> 20 <br />Minimum Wage Increase 21 <br />Support legislation to raise the minimum wage to enhance people’s economic security, improve 22 <br />access to safe and secure housing, boost the economy with increased spending, decrease 23 <br />dependence on government assistance programs, and improve the lives of families. 24 <br /> 25 <br />Item #7 in the attached Resolution Regarding Statewide Issues with Exhibits 26 <br /> 27 <br />* Broadband/Digital Infrastructure 28 <br />Support legislation, funding, and other efforts that provide counties with flexibility and 29 <br />opportunities to support options for increasing access to high-speed internet connectivity and 30 <br />expanding digital infrastructure/broadband capability to the un-served and under-served areas 31 <br />of the state. Access to high speed internet connections will reduce disparities, enhance quality 32 <br />of life for all the State’s residents, and broaden opportunities in areas such as education, jobs 33 <br />creation, small business development, health care, civic participation, and growth in farm 34 <br />enterprises. 35 <br /> 36 <br />Item #19 in the attached Resolution Regarding Statewide Issues with Exhibits 37 <br />* Also see the attached Resolution Regarding the North Carolina Association of County 38 <br />Commissioners 39 <br />2018 Short Session Priorities and Goals with Exhibit– Goal GG-3 40 <br /> 41 <br />Restoration of School Impact Fee Authority 42 <br />Support legislation restoring Orange County’s long-held authority to levy impact fees on new 43 <br />residential development to help pay for school construction. The North Carolina General 44 <br />Assembly approved legislation in 1987, amended in 1991 and 1993, authorizing Orange County 45 <br />to impose impact fees to support public school infrastructure. Orange County utilized these 46 <br />funds to fund school construction needs. On June 20, 2017 the General Assembly approved 47 <br />House Bill 406/Session Law 2017-36 stripping Orange County of the authority to levy the impact 48 <br />fee. Orange County requests restoration of the authority to levy the fee to support school facility 49 <br />needs. 50