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1 <br /> 2022 ORANGE COUNTY PRIORITY LEGISLATIVE ISSUES <br /> Mental Health — Seek legislation to develop and fund a plan to: <br /> • provide assistance to NC residents, especially youth, who are dealing with the <br /> impacts of COVID; <br /> • reduce the number of people with mental health issues in county detention centers; <br /> • ensure that adequate State-funded mental health, developmental disability and <br /> substance use disorder services and facilities are available at the local level, <br /> accessible and affordable to all residents; <br /> • ensure that sufficient state resources fund service provision costs, inclusive of crisis <br /> intervention and treatment; and <br /> • structure appropriate county participation in governance. <br /> Medicaid Expansion — Support legislation increasing access to the Medicaid program to make <br /> health insurance available to North Carolina residents at 138% of the poverty level, broaden the <br /> opportunity for coverage for more than 500,000 North Carolinians to address chronic conditions <br /> and to prevent illness and disease progression; to provide additional support for rural hospitals; <br /> and to protect families from medical debt and bankruptcy. <br /> Racial Equity in Criminal Justice — Support the implementation of the recommendations of the <br /> North Carolina Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice (TREC), including: <br /> • legislation to legalize the possession and use of marijuana and permit licensed <br /> businesses to engage in retail sales to adults, as 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 <br /> utilized to address opioid and other drug-related problems and other needs; <br /> • policing reforms to address use of force, community oversight and law enforcement <br /> training on crisis intervention; <br /> • Funding at the county level to expand access to diversion and restorative justice <br /> programs; and <br /> • the reduction of fines, fees and costs in criminal court, noting that such fines, fees <br /> and costs disproportionately impact people of color and people of low income. <br /> Full Funding of the Leandro Remedial Action Plan — Support equity and racial justice by fully <br /> funding the Leandro Remedial Action Plan, which details additional comprehensive, targeted <br /> education funding over the next eight years, predominantly to low-wealth and minority <br /> communities, in order for the State to come into compliance with its constitutional obligation to <br /> provide every student a sound basic education. <br /> Broadban&Digital Infrastructure — Support legislation, funding, and other efforts that provide <br /> counties with flexibility and opportunities to support options for increasing access to high-speed <br /> internet connectivity and expanding digital infrastructure/broadband capability to the un-served <br /> and under-served areas of the state. Access to high speed internet connections will reduce <br /> disparities, enhance quality of life for all the State's residents, and broaden opportunities in areas <br /> such as education,jobs creation, small business development, health care, civic participation, and <br /> growth in farm enterprises. <br />
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