The drop in Federal dollars shifted more of the costs on State and local governments. draining their resources and making it increasingly difficult for State and local governments to meet their budgetary requirements. Let me speak about something I know wellCalifornia. Unfunded mandates now cost the State $8 billion annually. Just in providing health. social services. educational and correctional services to illegal aliens. unfunded mandates are costing California more than $2 billion annually. The State of California. since 1978. has been under proposition 13 whereby local jurisdictions effectively cannot raise revenues to meet these mandates. Now. rather than talk about my time in local government. let me give you some specific. current. ongoing examples of the impact that unfunded mandates are having throughout the State of California right now.
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