A bill to implement section 29 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963; to provide a process for state compliance with its obligation to finance the costs incurred by local units of government to provide, administer, and implement certain activities or services required by this state; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state agencies and public officers; to prescribe certain powers and duties of the legislative branch; to provide for the administration of this act; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
Headlee Unfunded Mandates Prohibition Act. The new act would require the legislature to fund a new or increased activity or service provided by a local unit of government when required by a state law, as required by the state constitution, and would implement a fiscal note process to determine the estimated costs to a local unit of government to fulfill a proposed state requirement.
Introduced
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Referred to the Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance
