(California Court of Appeal) - In an action to determine when a state is constitutionally required to reimburse local governments and school districts for state-mandated costs, the trial court's decision to shift reimbursements duties from state-mandate to mandated by the people is reversed because a poll initiative that modifies statutes previously found to impose a state mandate only changes the source of the mandate if the initiative changes the duties imposed by the statutes.
Source: findlaw.com