Bill > HB2714

This bill amends existing law to require the legislature to fully fund any new mandates placed on school districts, meaning that if a new law requires school districts to spend more money or reduces their income, the legislature must provide the necessary funds or identify a specific resource for them to use. The bill clarifies that if these mandates are considered part of "basic education" (the core educational services all students are entitled to), the legislature cannot use local tax levies or federal funds to pay for them, ensuring that state-level mandates are state-funded. This aims to prevent "unfunded state mandates," which are requirements imposed by the state on local governments (like school districts) without providing the money to carry them out.