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1 <br /> 5 <br /> 13 ) Support the reinstatement of funding lost due to cuts <br /> during the last two fiscal years to the Criminal Justice <br /> Partnership Program ( CJPP ) and other alternatives to <br /> incarceration programs with the understanding that <br /> diverting these funds is " penny - wise and pound - foolish " <br /> and would lead to greater costs for the correctional <br /> system as well as the general public ; <br /> 14 ) Support adequate funding for Dispute Settlement Centers <br /> and other similar entities as these resources provide <br /> viable alternatives to the court system , and thereby <br /> diminish court costs and the strain on the limited , <br /> already over - burdened judicial system , and any diversion <br /> of these funds is " penny - wise and pound - foolish " ; <br /> 15 ) Support legislation directing that the North Carolina <br /> Department of Health and Human Services put on hold <br /> further efforts regarding mental health reform until 1 ) <br /> funding is provided to local governments to <br /> adequate fund <br /> address implementation costs and 2 ) adequate planning <br /> and funding is provided to address the costs which will <br /> be incurred with the de - institutionalization activities <br /> that will certainly occur as an outcome of reform ; <br /> 16 ) Support legislation involving programs and funding to <br /> expand the in - home services available to seniors ; <br /> 5 <br />