TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 8000-22980›DIVISION 4. FISCAL AFFAIRS 16100-17700›PART 7. STATE-MANDATED LOCAL COSTS 17500-17630›CHAPTER 4. Identification and Payment of Costs Mandated by the State 17550-17617›ARTICLE 1.5. Legislatively Determined Mandate Procedure 17572-17574.5
§ 17572
California Government Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) Early settlement of mandate claims will allow the commission to focus its efforts on rendering sound quasi-judicial decisions regarding complicated disputes over the existence of state-mandated local programs.
(b) Early settlement of mandate claims will provide timely information to the Legislature regarding local costs of state requirements and timely reimbursement to local agencies or school districts.
(c) It is the intent of the Legislature to provide for an orderly process for settling mandate claims in which the parties are in substantial agreement. Nothing in this article diminishes the right of a local agency or school district that chooses not to accept reimbursement pursuant to this article from filing a test claim with the commission or taking other steps to obtain reimbursement pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
(Repealed (by Sec. 10) and added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 329, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2008.)
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