Section 200.60  Requests for Determination of Mandate

In cases in which the General Assembly has not appropriated funds from which units of local government may be reimbursed for costs attributable to a new or expanded State mandate, one or more units of local government may submit to the Department a Request for Determination of Mandate.  In response to a Request for Determination of Mandate, the Department shall determine whether the Public Act or executive action which is the subject of the request constitutes a State mandate, and if so, the statewide cost of implementation (see Section 8 of the Act).