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FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator Costa
DATE: June 4, 1985 County
SUBJECT: Legislation: AB 1791 (Cortese)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) $ BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
Adopt a position in support of AB 1791 by Assemblyman Dominic
Cortese which would establish a simplified system by which
local governments would be reimbursed for State-mandated costs.
BACKGROUND:
Under current law, a local government must submit a claim each
year for State-mandated costs resulting from statutes which
mandate a new program or an increased level of service of an
existing program in cases in which it believes that the
existing appropriation for this purpose does not adequately
cover the actual costs of the State mandate. These claims must
be submitted each year for each such State-mandated program.
AB 1791 would authorize the Commission On State Mandates to
establish a State Mandates Apportionment System under which
programs included in the System could have reimbursements for
the past three years averaged and adjusted by a specified price
deflator and have future payments based on that average,
adjusted each year by the deflator factor. It would no longer
be necessary for local governments to submit claims in order to
receive reimbursement for those programs included in the
System. For newly mandated programs, local governments would
have to submit claims for the first three years, following
which the program could also be included in the System.
AB 1791 contains an urgency provision and, thus, would be
effective upon signature by the Governor.
AB 1791 is scheduled to be heard in the Assembly Ways and Means
Committee on June 12, 1985.
Since AB 1791 provides what appears to be a fair and equitable
means of being reimbursed for unfunded State mandates without
the need to continually submit claims for such reimbursement,
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
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ACTION OF BOARD ON June 1 40985 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
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County Administrator OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Audi tor-Control ler ATTESTED
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County Counsel
Uof n Vasconcel l os,Xhai rman PHIL BATCHELOR. CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Assembly Ways & Means SUPERVISOR'S AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Assemblyman William Leonard
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Maes/7•dIt' ymen Baker, Campbell , BY �� DEPUTY
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the bill represents a savings in administrative costs and
should, therefore, be supported by the Board of Supervisors.
The Auditor-Controller agrees with our recommendation to ask
the Board ;to support AB 1791.