California Government Code CHAPTER 2 - General Provisions

• Section 17510.
  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this chapter govern the construction of this part. The definition of a word applies to any...
• Section 17511.
  “City” means any city whether general law or charter, except a city and county.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1459, Sec. 1.)
• Section 17512.
  “Commission” means the Commission on State Mandates.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1459, Sec. 1.)
• Section 17513.
  “Costs mandated by the federal government” means any increased costs incurred by a local agency or school district after January 1, 1973, in order to...
• Section 17514.
  “Costs mandated by the state” means any increased costs which a local agency or school district is required to incur after July 1, 1980, as...
• Section 17515.
  “County” means any chartered or general law county. “County” includes a city and county.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1459, Sec. 1.)
• Section 17516.
  “Executive order” means an order, plan, requirement, rule, or regulation issued by any of the following:(a) The Governor.(b) An officer or official serving at the pleasure of...
• Section 17517.5.
  “Cost savings authorized by the state” means any decreased costs that a local agency or school district realizes as a result of any statute enacted...
• Section 17518.
  “Local agency” means any city, county, special district, authority, or other political subdivision of the state.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1459, Sec. 1.)
• Section 17518.5.
  (a) “Reasonable reimbursement methodology” means a formula for reimbursing local agencies and school districts for costs mandated by the state, as defined in Section 17514.(b) A reasonable...
• Section 17518.5.a.
  (a) “Reasonable reimbursement methodology” means a formula for reimbursing local agencies and school districts for costs mandated by the state, as defined in Section 17514.(b) A reasonable...
• Section 17519.
  “School district” means any school district, community college district, or county superintendent of schools.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1459, Sec. 1.)
• Section 17520.
  “Special district” means any agency of the state that performs governmental or proprietary functions within limited boundaries. “Special district” includes a county service area, a...
• Section 17521.
  “Test claim” means the first claim filed with the commission alleging that a particular statute or executive order imposes costs mandated by the state, and...
• Section 17521.5.
  “Legislatively determined mandate” means the provisions of a statute or executive order that the Legislature, pursuant to Article 1.5, has declared by statute to be...
• Section 17522.
  (a) “Initial reimbursement claim” means a claim filed with the Controller by a local agency or school district for costs to be reimbursed for the fiscal...
• Section 17523.
  “Deflator” means the Implicit Price Deflator for the Costs of Goods and Services to Governmental Agencies, as determined by the Department of Finance.(Added by Stats....
• Section 17524.
  “Base year entitlement” means that amount determined to be the average for the approved reimbursement claims of each local agency or school district for the...

Last modified: October 22, 2018