State mandates: claiming instructions.

Existing law requires the Commission on State Mandates to adopt parameters and guidelines for reimbursement of claims by local agencies and school districts for state mandates pursuant to statute. Existing law authorizes a local agency, school district, or the state to file a claim asking the commission to amend, modify, or supplement the parameters or guidelines. Existing law authorizes the request to amend parameters and guidelines to be filed to make specified changes to parameters and guidelines, including amending the boilerplate language, as defined. This bill would provide that any amendment of the boilerplate language that does not increase or decrease the reimbursable costs would be restricted to limiting the eligible filing period commencing with the fiscal year in which the amended parameters and guidelines were adopted. 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.