BILL NUMBER: SB 112	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Liu

                        JANUARY 18, 2011

   An act to amend Section 17558 of the Government Code, relating to
state mandates.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 112, as introduced, Liu. State mandates: claiming instructions.

   Existing law requires the Commission on State Mandates to submit
adopted parameters and guidelines to the Controller. Existing law
requires the Controller, within 60 days after receiving the adopted
parameters and guidelines from the commission, to issue claiming
instructions for each mandate that requires state reimbursement, and
within 60 days after receiving amended parameters and guidelines, to
prepare and issue revised claiming instructions for state mandates
that require state reimbursement that have been established by the
commission.
   This bill would increase the amount of time to within 90 days
after receiving the adopted parameters and guidelines or amended
parameters and guidelines that the Controller is required to issue
claim instructions for each state mandate that requires
reimbursement, and to prepare and issue revised claiming instructions
for state mandates.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 17558 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   17558.  (a) The commission shall submit the adopted parameters and
guidelines or a reasonable reimbursement methodology approved
pursuant to Section 17557.2 to the Controller. As used in this
chapter, a "reasonable reimbursement methodology" approved pursuant
to Section 17557.2 includes all amendments to the reasonable
reimbursement methodology. When the Legislature declares a
legislatively determined mandate in accordance with Section 17573 in
which claiming instructions are necessary, the Department of Finance
shall notify the Controller.
   (b) Not later than  60   90  days after
receiving the adopted parameters and guidelines, a reasonable
reimbursement methodology from the commission, or notification from
the Department of Finance, the Controller shall issue claiming
instructions for each mandate that requires state reimbursement, to
assist local agencies and school districts in claiming costs to be
reimbursed. In preparing claiming instructions, the Controller shall
request assistance from the Department of Finance and may request the
assistance of other state agencies. The claiming instructions shall
be derived from the test claim decision and the adopted parameters
and guidelines, reasonable reimbursement methodology, or statute
declaring a legislatively determined mandate.
   (c) The Controller shall, within  60   90
 days after receiving amended parameters and guidelines, an
amended reasonable reimbursement methodology from the commission or
other information necessitating a revision of the claiming
instructions, prepare and issue revised claiming instructions for
mandates that require state reimbursement that have been established
by commission action pursuant to Section 17557, Section 17557.2, or
after any decision or order of the commission pursuant to Section
17559, or after any action by the Legislature pursuant to Section
17573. In preparing revised claiming instructions, the Controller may
request the assistance of other state agencies.