California Code
DIVISION 4 - FISCAL AFFAIRS
PART 7 - STATE-MANDATED LOCAL COSTS

CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Intent

Section 17500. - 17500. The Legislature finds and declares that the existing system...

CHAPTER 2 - General Provisions

Section 17510. - 17510. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in...

Section 17511. - 17511. “City” means any city whether general law or charter,...

Section 17512. - 17512. “Commission” means the Commission on State Mandates. (Added by...

Section 17513. - 17513. “Costs mandated by the federal government” means any increased...

Section 17514. - 17514. “Costs mandated by the state” means any increased costs...

Section 17515. - 17515. “County” means any chartered or general law county. “County”...

Section 17516. - 17516. “Executive order” means an order, plan, requirement, rule, or...

Section 17517.5. - 17517.5. “Cost savings authorized by the state” means any decreased...

Section 17518. - 17518. “Local agency” means any city, county, special district, authority,...

Section 17518.5. - 17518.5. (a) “Reasonable reimbursement methodology” means a formula for reimbursing...

Section 17519. - 17519. “School district” means any school district, community college district,...

Section 17520. - 17520. “Special district” means any agency of the state that...

Section 17521. - 17521. “Test claim” means the first claim filed with the...

Section 17521.5. - 17521.5. “Legislatively determined mandate” means the provisions of a statute...

Section 17522. - 17522. (a) “Initial reimbursement claim” means a claim filed with...

Section 17523. - 17523. “Deflator” means the Implicit Price Deflator for the Costs...

Section 17524. - 17524. “Base year entitlement” means that amount determined to be...

CHAPTER 3 - Commission on State Mandates

Section 17525. - 17525. (a) There is hereby created the Commission on State...

Section 17526. - 17526. (a) All meetings of the commission shall be open...

Section 17527. - 17527. In carrying out its duties and responsibilities, the commission...

Section 17528. - 17528. The members of the commission shall elect a chairperson...

Section 17529. - 17529. The commission may appoint as attorney to the commission...

Section 17530. - 17530. The commission shall appoint an executive director, who shall...

Section 17531. - 17531. The executive director may employ those officers, examiners, experts,...

Section 17532. - 17532. A majority of the commissioners shall constitute a quorum...

Section 17533. - 17533. Notwithstanding Section 11425.10, Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11400)...

CHAPTER 4 - Identification and Payment of Costs Mandated by the State

ARTICLE 1 - Commission Procedure

Section 17550. - 17550. Reimbursement of local agencies and school districts for costs...

Section 17551. - 17551. (a) The commission, pursuant to the provisions of this...

Section 17552. - 17552. This chapter shall provide the sole and exclusive procedure...

Section 17553. - 17553. (a) The commission shall adopt procedures for receiving claims...

Section 17554. - 17554. With the agreement of all parties to the claim,...

Section 17555. - 17555. (a) Not later than 30 days after hearing and...

Section 17556. - 17556. The commission shall not find costs mandated by the...

Section 17557. - 17557. (a) If the commission determines there are costs mandated...

Section 17557.1. - 17557.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, within...

Section 17557.2. - 17557.2. (a) A reasonable reimbursement methodology developed pursuant to Section...

Section 17558. - 17558. (a) The commission shall submit the adopted parameters and...

Section 17558.5. - 17558.5. (a) A reimbursement claim for actual costs filed by...

Section 17558.6. - 17558.6. It is the intent of the Legislature that the...

Section 17558.7. - 17558.7. (a) If the Controller reduces a claim approved by...

Section 17558.8. - 17558.8. (a) The commission may, on its own initiative, consolidate...

Section 17559. - 17559. (a) The commission may order a reconsideration of all...

Section 17560. - 17560. Reimbursement for state-mandated costs may be claimed as follows:...

Section 17561. - 17561. (a) The state shall reimburse each local agency and...

Section 17561.5. - 17561.5. The payment of an initial reimbursement claim by the...

Section 17561.6. - 17561.6. A budget act item or appropriation pursuant to this...

Section 17562. - 17562. (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the...

Section 17563. - 17563. Any funds received by a local agency or school...

Section 17564. - 17564. (a) No claim shall be made pursuant to Sections...

Section 17565. - 17565. If a local agency or a school district, at...

Section 17567. - 17567. In the event that the amount appropriated for reimbursement...

Section 17568. - 17568. If a local agency or school district submits an...

Section 17570. - 17570. (a) For purposes of this section the following definitions...

Section 17570.1. - 17570.1. As part of its review and consideration pursuant to...

Section 17571. - 17571. The commission, upon request of a local agency or...

ARTICLE 1.5 - Legislatively Determined Mandate Procedure

Section 17572. - 17572. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:...

Section 17573. - 17573. (a) Notwithstanding Section 17551, the Department of Finance and...

Section 17574. - 17574. (a) A local agency or school district agrees to...

Section 17574.5. - 17574.5. The determination of a legislatively determined mandate pursuant to...

ARTICLE 2 - Specific Costs Mandated by the State

Section 17575. - 17575. When a bill is introduced in the Legislature, and...

Section 17576. - 17576. Whenever the Legislative Counsel determines that a bill will...

Section 17577. - 17577. The estimate required by Section 17576 shall be the...

Section 17578. - 17578. In the event that a bill is amended on...

Section 17579. - 17579. Any bill introduced or amended for which the Legislative...

Section 17581. - 17581. (a) No local agency shall be required to implement...

Section 17581.5. - 17581.5. (a) A school district or community college district shall...

Section 17581.6. - 17581.6. (a) Funding apportioned pursuant to this section shall constitute...

Section 17581.7. - 17581.7. (a) Funding apportioned pursuant to this section shall constitute...

Section 17581.8. - 17581.8. (a) (1) For the 2014–15 fiscal year, the sum...

Section 17581.9. - 17581.9. (a) (1) For the 2015–16 fiscal year, the sum...

Section 17581.95. - 17581.95. (a) (1) For the 2016–17 fiscal year, the sum...

Section 17581.96. - 17581.96. (a) (1) For the 2017–18 fiscal year, the sum...

Section 17581.97. - 17581.97. (a) (1) For the 2018–19 fiscal year, the sum...

ARTICLE 3 - Reports to the Legislature

Section 17600. - 17600. (a) At least twice each calendar year the commission...

Section 17601. - 17601. The commission shall report to the Legislature on January...

Section 17602. - 17602. On or before January 15, 2007, and on or...

Section 17604. - 17604. (a) The Department of Finance, in collaboration with the...

ARTICLE 4 - Payment of Claims

Section 17612. - 17612. (a) Upon receipt of the report submitted by the...

Section 17613. - 17613. (a) The Director of Finance may authorize the augmentation...

ARTICLE 5 - State Mandate Apportionments System

Section 17615. - 17615. The Legislature finds and declares that the existing system...

Section 17615.1. - 17615.1. The commission shall establish a procedure for reviewing, upon...

Section 17615.2. - 17615.2. (a) Notwithstanding Section 17561, after November 30, 1985, for...

Section 17615.3. - 17615.3. Notwithstanding Section 17561, by November 30, 1986, and by...

Section 17615.4. - 17615.4. (a) When a new mandate imposes costs that are...

Section 17615.5. - 17615.5. (a) If any local agency or school district has...

Section 17615.6. - 17615.6. If a local agency or school district realizes a...

Section 17615.7. - 17615.7. If a mandated program included in the State Mandates...

Section 17615.8. - 17615.8. (a) The commission shall establish a procedure for reviewing,...

Section 17615.9. - 17615.9. The commission shall periodically review programs funded under the...

Section 17616. - 17616. The Controller shall have the authority to do either...

Section 17617. - 17617. The total amount due to each city, county, city...

CHAPTER 6 - Operative Date

Section 17630. - 17630. Except for Article 5, the provisions of this part...