HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2019-029 Resolution detailing OC's support for specific legislation filed in the 2019-20 Legislative Session ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Resolution Detailing Orange County's Support for Specific
Legislation Filed in the 2019-2020 Legislative Session
WHEREAS, the North Carolina General Assembly recently entered the 2019-20
long session; and
WHEREAS, the members of the North Carolina General Assembly have filed
numerous bills having significant local impact; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners believes there are
many issues of importance to all North Carolina counties that are contained
within some of these filed bills and should be supported.
NOW THEREFORE we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, do hereby
support, and request the North Carolina General Assembly pass, the following
bills introduced in the 2019-2020 legislative session:
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
1) House Bill 708 and House Bill 907 -- Establishing a legislative
committee to study affordable housing in North Carolina (H708)
and prohibit housing discrimination based on source of income
(H907);
BROADBAND ACCESS
2) Senate Bill 645 and House Bill 431 — Expanding local
government authority to work with the private sector in providing
broadband access in underserved areas through constructing and
leasing infrastructure to private service providers;
EDUCATION
3) House Bill 241 — Provides for an education bond to be voted on
by North Carolina voters;
HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AND CIRCUIT BREAKER
4) Senate Bill 657 and House Bill 695 — Expands the Homestead
Exemption and Circuit Breaker (S657) and expands the
Homestead Exemption and Circuit Breaker for disabled veterans
and surviving spouses of emergency personnel.
LIVING WAGE
5) Senate Bill 291 and House Bill 830 and House Bill 832 —
Providing an opportunity for increased wages for those of lower
income by creating a statewide "living wage";
NON-DISCRIMINATION
6) House Bill 514 and Senate Bill 455 and Senate Bill 486 —
Provide for an expansion of protected classes in North Carolina
and would help eliminate discrimination against designated
classes (H514 and S486) and eliminate pay discrimination based
on gender (S486);
PERSONAL NEEDS
7) House Bill 752 and House Bill 753 — Providing increases in
personal needs funds for assisted living facility residents who
receive State-County Special Assistance (H752) and for Medicaid
recipients residing in nursing homes (H753);
RECYCLING
8) House Bill 759 and House Bill 823 — Providing new opportunities
for electronics recycling (H759) and providing additional funding
for local recycling programs focused on single use plastics (H823);
SMART START FUNDING
9) House Bill 124 and Senate Bill 336 — Appropriate additional
funds for Smart Start;
This the 2nd day of May 2019.
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Penny Rich, Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners