Section 17556 Of Article 1. Commission Procedure From California Government Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 7. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 1.
17556
. The commission shall not find costs mandated by the state,
as defined in Section 17514, in any claim submitted by a local agency
or school district, if, after a hearing, the commission finds any
one of the following:
(a) The claim is submitted by a local agency or school district
that requests or previously requested legislative authority for that
local agency or school district to implement the program specified in
the statute, and that statute imposes costs upon that local agency
or school district requesting the legislative authority. A resolution
from the governing body or a letter from a delegated representative
of the governing body of a local agency or school district that
requests authorization for that local agency or school district to
implement a given program shall constitute a request within the
meaning of this subdivision. This subdivision applies regardless of
whether the resolution from the governing body or a letter from a
delegated representative of the governing body was adopted or sent
prior to or after the date on which the statute or executive order
was enacted or issued.
(b) The statute or executive order affirmed for the state a
mandate that has been declared existing law or regulation by action
of the courts. This subdivision applies regardless of whether the
action of the courts occurred prior to or after the date on which the
statute or executive order was enacted or issued.
(c) The statute or executive order imposes a requirement that is
mandated by a federal law or regulation and results in costs mandated
by the federal government, unless the statute or executive order
mandates costs that exceed the mandate in that federal law or
regulation. This subdivision applies regardless of whether the
federal law or regulation was enacted or adopted prior to or after
the date on which the state statute or executive order was enacted or
issued.
(d) The local agency or school district has the authority to levy
service charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the
mandated program or increased level of service. This subdivision
applies regardless of whether the authority to levy charges, fees, or
assessments was enacted or adopted prior to or after the date on
which the statute or executive order was enacted or issued.
(e) The statute, executive order, or an appropriation in a Budget
Act or other bill provides for offsetting savings to local agencies
or school districts that result in no net costs to the local agencies
or school districts, or includes additional revenue that was
specifically intended to fund the costs of the state mandate in an
amount sufficient to fund the cost of the state mandate. This
subdivision applies regardless of whether a statute, executive order,
or appropriation in the Budget Act or other bill that either
provides for offsetting savings that result in no net costs or
provides for additional revenue specifically intended to fund the
costs of the state mandate in an amount sufficient to fund the cost
of the state mandate was enacted or adopted prior to or after the
date on which the statute or executive order was enacted or issued.
(f) The statute or executive order imposes duties that are
necessary to implement, or are expressly included in, a ballot
measure approved by the voters in a statewide or local election. This
subdivision applies regardless of whether the statute or executive
order was enacted or adopted before or after the date on which the
ballot measure was approved by the voters.
(g) The statute created a new crime or infraction, eliminated a
crime or infraction, or changed the penalty for a crime or
infraction, but only for that portion of the statute relating
directly to the enforcement of the crime or infraction.