Section 17514 Of Chapter 2. General Provisions From California Government Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 7. >> Chapter 2.

. "Costs mandated by the state" means any increased costs which a local agency or school district is required to incur after July 1, 1980, as a result of any statute enacted on or after January 1, 1975, or any executive order implementing any statute enacted on or after January 1, 1975, which mandates a new program or higher level of service of an existing program within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.