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HomeGovernment CodeDiv. 4Pt. 7Ch. 4Art. 1§ 17560 State Cost Reimbursement Claims

§ 17560 State Cost Reimbursement Claims

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§ 17560 State Cost Reimbursement Claims

Key Takeaways

  • •Local agencies or school districts can ask the state to pay them back for certain costs they had to spend.
  • •They must send their request by February 15 of the next year after they spent the money.
  • •If the state changes the rules for asking for money between November 15 and February 15, they get 120 extra days to send their request.

Example

A school district buys new computers because the state said they have to.

The school district can ask the state to pay them back for the computers, but they have to send the request by February 15 of the next year. If the state changes the rules in December, they get 120 extra days to send the request.

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§ 17560 State Cost Reimbursement Claims

Reimbursement for state-mandated costs may be claimed as follows: (a) A local agency or school district may, by February 15 following the fiscal year in which costs are incurred, file an annual reimbursement claim that details the costs actually incurred for that fiscal year. (b) In the event revised claiming instructions are issued by the Controller pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 17558 between November 15 and February 15, a local agency or school district filing an annual reimbursement claim shall have 120 days following the issuance date of the revised claiming instructions to file a claim. (Amended by Stats. 2008, 3rd Ex. Sess., Ch. 6, Sec. 3. Effective February 16, 2008.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

reimbursement claimstate-mandated costsrevised claiming instructionsController

Related Statutes

  • § 17551 State Mandate Reimbursement Claims
  • § 17558.5 Local Agency Reimbursement Audits
  • § 17568 Late Reimbursement Claim Penalty
  • § 17552 State Mandate Reimbursement Process
  • § 17567 Claim Proration Rules

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 17560.
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