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12 <br /> 1 e) Maintain full funding for Driver Education; <br /> 2 <br /> 3 18)School Capital Funding — Support legislation to provide needed State capital funding to <br /> 4 support school infrastructure, renovations, and new construction, and support a State <br /> 5 bond referendum to address school capital needs; <br /> 6 <br /> 7 19)Maternity/Paternity Leave and Benefits for School Employees — Support legislation <br /> 8 which provides State coverage for maternity/paternity leave for all local school system <br /> 9 employees that is similar to the coverage the State already provides to all other State <br /> 10 employees; support legislation for the State to provide two (2) paid FMLA days to local <br /> 11 school system employees; and oppose any legislation shifting the State's existing <br /> 12 responsibility for employee benefits to local school boards and local governments; <br /> 13 <br /> 14 20)Private School Voucher Funding — Oppose House Bill 32 and any other legislation <br /> 15 expanding funding, eligibility, or availability of private school vouchers, which reduces <br /> 16 available funding for public education statewide, encourages students to leave public <br /> 17 education, and diminishes services and educational opportunities for all remaining public <br /> 18 school students; <br /> 19 <br /> 20 21)Virtual Charter School Expansion/Funding — Oppose any legislation expanding or <br /> 21 providing additional funding to the State's current virtual charter school program based <br /> 22 on its poor performance, failure to meet the needs of students, and the resulting <br /> 23 negative impact on funding for public education statewide; <br /> 24 <br /> 25 <br /> 26 <br /> 27 GENERAL GOVERNMENT <br /> 28 <br /> 29 22)Broadban&Dipital Infrastructure — Support legislation, funding, and other efforts that <br /> 30 provide counties with flexibility and opportunities to support options for increasing <br /> 31 access to high-speed internet connectivity and expanding digital <br /> 32 infrastructure/broadband capability to the un-served and under-served areas of the <br /> 33 state. Access to high speed internet connections will reduce disparities, enhance quality <br /> 34 of life for all the State's residents, and broaden opportunities in areas such as education, <br /> 35 jobs creation, small business development, health care, civic participation, and growth in <br /> 36 farm enterprises; <br /> 37 <br /> 38 23)Repeal of the Monument Protection Act — Support legislation that repeals the (so- <br /> 39 called) Monument Protection Act which was enacted to protect confederate monuments <br /> 40 and symbols, and restore the regulation of monuments or symbols on public property to <br /> 41 local governments; <br /> 42 <br /> 43 24)Non-Partisan Redistricting Process for Elections — Support legislation to establish a <br /> 44 process for an independent, non-partisan redistricting process after each United States <br /> 45 Census for the election of representatives from North Carolina to the United States <br /> 46 House of Representatives, the North Carolina House, and the North Carolina Senate; <br /> 47 <br /> 48 25)Voter Registration and Voting — Support legislation to maintain and expand access to <br /> 49 and participation in the voting process, including early voting, Saturday and Sunday <br /> 50 voting, automatic voter registration, and pre-registration of 16 and 17 year olds, and <br />