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9 <br />planning, and the many other areas where local <br />governments across the state depend on its breadth of <br />knowledge; <br />OTHER <br />29)** Support the Mental Health Treatment Court Pilot bill <br />that provides funding support for mental health <br />treatment courts in the Orange and Mecklenburg judicial <br />districts for adult offenders suffering from mental <br />illness, with treatment aimed at improving their ability <br />to function in the community and thereby reduce <br />recidivism and easing court caseload (See Exhibit B); <br />30)** Oppose unfunded mandates for local governments such <br />as 1) those associated with recent reform efforts at the <br />State level regarding mental health services, 2) <br />regulatory and performance standards concerning solid <br />waste and recycling programs, and 3) standards and <br />funding requirements related to the implementation of <br />the provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind Act; <br />31)Oppose legislation which would provide for private <br />sector soil evaluations to become the basis for county <br />health department permitting of septic systems as <br />proposed by the North Carolina Coalition for <br />9