Statewide Issues
Reimbursable State Mandates Program


ESTIMATED CLAIMS
 The Budget includes a one-time savings of $75 million by eliminating payments for estimated reimbursement claims. This change to the local government reimbursement process does not reduce the total reimbursement amounts payable to local governments.


PRIOR YEAR MANDATE REIMBURSEMENT CLAIMS
 The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse cities, counties, and special districts for mandated costs incurred prior to 2004-05 over a term of years. Chapter 72 of the Statutes of 2005 requires the payment of mandated costs incurred prior to 2004-05 to begin in 2006-07 and to be paid over a term of 15 years. The Budget delays the third payment of these claims one year and results in one-time savings of $75 million. The remaining estimated cost of claims for mandated costs incurred prior to 2004-05 is $956 million.
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 Financial Information System For California
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Enacted Budget Summary - Statewide Issues (pdf * - 53K) -
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