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who need evaluation and potentially in- patient services. VNII, supports the goal of creating more ready access to short -term, in- patient crisis services, including the use of public- private partnerships, to end the need to transport adults and children long distances to receive needed services and support. Restoring Reductions to Community Services Boards Community services boards are slated for substantial state general fund reduc- tions in fiscal years 2019 ($11 million) and 2020 ($25 million). Health care expansion through Medicaid may eventually make up for these reductions, but the timing of implementation leaves the boards with six months to make up for a year's worth of reductions in fiscal year 2019 and puts them at risk of service and staffing disruptions. VML supports the restoration of funding to community services boards in fiscal year 2019. VML also supports the revisiting of slated reductions in fiscal year 2020 and beyond, specifically to ensure that the state's goal of providing more services at the community level, including new STEP -VA service requirements, can be achieved without shifting funding burdens to local governments. State and Federal Funding for Public Transit VML supports increased federal and state funding for public transit; policies that allow for the equitable distribution of such funding; and dedicated sources for such funding to ensure the state of good repair of transit equipment and facilities as well as service expansion. Other Legislative Positions (listed in alphabetical order) Closure of State Facilities VML supports the development and implementation of a process by which the Commonwealth would provide ample notice and work with a community when a state facility located in or adjacent to that community is slated for significant downsizing or closure that would affect jobs, utility agreements or have an impact on the surrounding communities. Communications Sales and Use Tax The Virginia Communications Sales and Use Tax was enacted to establish a state- wide tax rate and to pre -empt local taxes on communications sales and services. VML supports setting the tax rate at the same level as the state sales tax rate and broadening the coverage of the tax to include audio and video streaming services and prepaid calling cards. VML opposes transfers of these revenues to the state general fund for purposes other than those stipulated in the Code of Virginia. 2019 VML Legisk&voe Program 3