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<br /> <br />spending, decrease dependence on government assistance <br />programs, and improve the lives of families; <br /> <br />3) Abolish State Death Penalty – Support legislation to abolish the <br />State of North Carolina’s death penalty; <br /> <br />4) Expansion of Protected Classes – Seek statewide legislative <br />action to provide all North Carolina local governments with the <br />authority to include sexual orientation and gender identity as <br />protected classes in order to protect these classes from <br />discrimination and discriminatory practices; and authorize <br />complaints for discrimination to be brought in North Carolina <br />Courts by any Equal Employment Opportunity Commission <br />recognized protected class; <br /> <br />5) School Impact Fee Authority – Support legislation authorizing all <br />North Carolina local government jurisdictions providing funding for <br />public education to levy impact fees on new residential <br />development to help pay for school construction. The North <br />Carolina General Assembly approved legislation in the 1980’s for <br />some jurisdictions to levy these impact fees to support public <br />school infrastructure. The authority to levy the fee to support <br />school facility needs should be available to all local government <br />jurisdictions providing funding for public education; <br /> <br />6) Full Funding of the Leandro Remedial Action Plan – Support <br />the full funding of the Leandro Remedial Action Plan, which details <br />additional comprehensive, targeted education funding over the <br />next eight years in order for the State to come into compliance with <br />its constitutional obligation to provide every student a sound basic <br />education; <br /> <br />7) Repeal of the Monument Protection Act – Support legislation <br />that repeals the (so-called) Monument Protection Act which was <br />enacted to protect confederate monuments and symbols in the <br />wake of the murders of nine African Americans in South Carolina <br />in 2015, and that restores the regulation of monuments or symbols <br />on public property to local governments; <br /> <br />8) Legalization of Marijuana – Support legislation to legalize the <br />possession and use of marijuana, permit licensed businesses to <br />engage in retail sales to adults, and enhance revenue for <br />governments with taxes, licenses, and other associated revenues <br />that can be utilized to address opioid and other drug-related <br />problems and other needs; <br /> <br />9) Innovative Food Supply Chain Initiatives – Support food supply <br />chain initiatives and funding for equipment, supplies, and other <br />5