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10 <br /> reimbursement to EMS for behavioral health transport to crisis centers and structure <br /> appropriate county participation in behavioral health program governance; <br /> 3) Child Care— Seek legislation to reverse changes made to the childcare subsidy <br /> program available to working families, including establishing eligibility for all children <br /> at 200% of the federal poverty level, to help many working parents who are trying to <br /> become more financial self-sufficient, and to prorate fees for children attending based <br /> on the hours attended; <br /> 4) Opioid Epidemic Efforts — Support adequate funding for diversionary facilities and <br /> programs to provide and expand access for individuals with opioid use disorder <br /> to seek and complete treatment, and sustain recovery, as well as increased funding <br /> to collect data regarding opioid overdoses and to provide for additional law <br /> enforcement to investigate and enforce drug laws; <br /> 5) Crime Intervention Services — Support legislation and state funding to provide early <br /> intervention services through the Juvenile Crime Prevention Councils, and support <br /> increased state funding for the prevention, intervention and treatment of adolescent <br /> substance abuse, gang involvement and domestic violence; <br /> 6) Adult Protective Services — Support increased funding and legislation to strengthen <br /> adult protective services; <br /> 7) Increase Access to Medicaid — Support legislation to increase access to the <br /> Medicaid program to make health insurance available to North Carolina residents at <br /> 138% of the poverty level and as additional support for rural hospitals; <br /> Justice & Law Enforcement <br /> 8) Racial Equity in Criminal Justice— Support the recommendations of the North <br /> Carolina Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice (TREC), and specifically <br /> legislation to legalize the possession and use of marijuana and permit licensed <br /> businesses to engage in retail sales to adults, and this decriminalization will in turn <br /> broaden the agricultural economy and jobs as well as enhance revenue for <br /> governments with taxes, licenses, and other associated revenues that can be utilized <br /> to address opioid and other drug-related problems and other needs; <br /> 9) Abolish State Death Penalty— Support legislation to abolish the State of North <br /> Carolina's death penalty; <br /> 10) Bail Reform — Support legislation to develop and fund a plan to help reduce <br /> unnecessary arrests by expanding the use of citations or summons, replace money <br /> bail with non-financial, least restrictive conditions, restrict detention to the small <br /> number of people for whom no condition or combination of conditions can reasonably <br /> assure appearance in court and public safety, and reduce disparity within the pretrial <br /> justice system. Currently, indigent or poor people charged with crimes are often <br /> unable to get out of jail prior to trial because of their inability to pay; <br /> 11) Legislative Study on Educational Requirements for Law Enforcement Officers— <br /> Support legislation to establish a legislative study commission to review the current <br />