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a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that

Section of

Chapter of the Statutes of 1986, authorizing reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for costs mandated by the state pursuant to that act, shall be interpreted strictly. The intent of the Legislature is to provide reimbursement for only those costs which are clearly and unequivocally incurred as the direct and necessary result of compliance with

Chapter of the Statutes of 1986. (

b) In this regard, the Legislature directs all state employees and officials involved in reviewing or authorizing claims for reimbursement, or otherwise participating in the reimbursement process, to rigorously review each claim and authorize only those claims, or parts thereof, which represent costs which are clearly and unequivocally incurred as the direct and necessary result of compliance with

Chapter of the Statutes of and for which complete documentation exists. For purposes of

Section 54954.2, costs eligible for reimbursement shall only include the actual cost to post a single agenda for any one meeting. (

c) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that complete, faithful, and uninterrupted compliance with the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with

Section 54950) of Part of Division of Title of the Government Code) is a matter of overriding public importance. Unless specifically stated, no future Budget Act, or related budget enactments, shall, in any manner, be interpreted to suspend, eliminate, or otherwise modify the legal obligation and duty of local agencies to fully comply with

Chapter of the Statutes of in a complete, faithful, and uninterrupted manner.