20250AB__145299INT INTRODUCED 2025-02-21 2025 AB INT Introduced by Assembly Member Ta LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ta

An act to amend

Section of the Government Code, relating to state mandates. state mandates State mandates: claims. The California Constitution, whenever the Legislature or a state agency mandates a new program or higher level of service on any local government, including school districts, requires the state to provide a subvention of funds to reimburse the local government, unless an exception applies. Statutory provisions that establish procedures for making that reimbursement include a requirement that no claim shall be made or paid unless it exceeds $1,000. This bill would change the minimum claim amount to $800.

MAJORITY NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section of the Government Code is amended to read: 17564. (

a) A claim shall not be made pursuant to

Section 17551, 17561, or 17573, nor shall any payment be made on claims submitted pursuant to

Section or 17561, or pursuant to a legislative determination under

Section 17573, unless these claims exceed eight hundred dollars ($800). However, a county superintendent of schools or county may submit a combined claim on behalf of school districts, direct service districts, or special districts within their county if the combined claim exceeds eight hundred dollars ($800) even if the individual school district’s, direct service district’s, or special district’s claims do not each exceed eight hundred dollars ($800).

The county superintendent of schools or the county shall determine if the submission of the combined claim is economically feasible and shall be responsible for disbursing the funds to each school, direct service, or special district. These combined claims may be filed only when the county superintendent of schools or the county is the fiscal agent for the districts.

All subsequent claims based upon the same mandate shall only be filed in the combined form unless a school district, direct service district, or special district provides to the county superintendent of schools or county and to the Controller, at least days prior to the deadline for filing the claim, a written notice of its intent to file a separate claim. (

b) Claims for direct and indirect costs filed pursuant to

Section shall be filed in the manner prescribed in the parameters and guidelines or reasonable reimbursement methodology and claiming instructions. (

c) Claims for direct and indirect costs filed pursuant to a legislatively determined mandate pursuant to

Section shall be filed and paid in the manner prescribed in the Budget Act or other bill, or claiming instructions, if applicable.