CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSN. v. State

Opinion

NICHOLSON, Acting P. J.

The Legislature recently amended the law with respect to reimbursement to local governments for costs imposed as a result of ballot measures. The amended statute provides that the state need not provide reimbursement if “[t]he statute or executive order imposes duties that are necessary to implement, reasonably within the scope of, or expressly included in, a ballot measure approved by the voters in a statewide or local election. . . .” (Gov. Code, § 17556, subd. (f).) The Legislature also directed the Commission on State Mandates to set aside or reconsider…