§ 45-13-7. State mandated costs defined.
“State mandate” means any state initiated statutory or executive action or rule, regulation or policy adopted by a state department or agency or a quasi-public department or agency that requires a local government to establish, expand, or modify its activities in a way as to necessitate additional expenditures from local government revenue sources where the expenditures are not otherwise reimbursed in whole. For the purpose of this chapter, a “state mandate” shall also mean any requirement, rule, or dictate by a regulator of a state agency. When state statutory, executive, or regulator actions or rules, regulations or policies are intended to achieve compliance with federal statutes or regulations or court orders, state mandates shall be determined as follows:
(1) Where the federal statute or regulations or court order is discretionary, the state statutory, executive, or regulator action shall be considered a state mandate for the purposes of §§ 45-13-7 — 45-13-10.
(2) Where the state statutory, executive, or regulator action or rule, regulation or policy exceeds what is required by the federal statute or regulation or court order, only the provisions of the state action which exceed the federal requirements shall be considered a state mandate for the purposes of §§ 45-13-7 — 45-13-10.
(3) Where the state statutory, executive, or regulator action or rule, regulation or policy does not exceed what is required by the federal statute or regulation or court order, the state action shall not be considered a state mandate for the purposes of §§ 45-13-7 — 45-13-10.
(4) Where the cost of a single state mandate does not exceed the sum of five hundred dollars ($500) the state mandate shall not be reimbursable.
History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 298, § 3; P.L. 1987, ch. 118, art. 19, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 213, § 2; P.L. 1988, ch. 129, art. 7, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 39, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 253, § 6.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Section 45-13-1. - Apportionment of annual appropriation for state aid.
Section 45-13-1.1. - Aid reduced by amounts owed state entities.
Section 45-13-1.2. - Aid withheld for failure to comply with state statutes.
Section 45-13-2. - “Tax levy” defined.
Section 45-13-3. - Apportionment based on levy for preceding year.
Section 45-13-4, 45-13-5. - Repealed.
Section 45-13-5.2. - Valuation of tax exempt property for purposes of computing state grants.
Section 45-13-7. - State mandated costs defined.
Section 45-13-9.1. - Future mandates.
Section 45-13-9.2. - Postponement of effective date.
Section 45-13-10. - Exemptions from reimbursement.
Section 45-13-11. - Severability.
Section 45-13-11.1. - Excuse, avoidance or suspension of reimbursement requirements.