What exactly is an ‘unfunded mandate’ anyway? Well, according to Wisegeek.com:
An unfunded mandate is a statute or regulation that requires a state or local government to perform certain actions, yet provides no money for fulfilling the requirements. When a federal government imposes a law or regulation without necessary funding, it becomes the responsibility of the state or local government to pay for the implementation of the law. In the end, it is local taxpayers who end up footing the bill.
Some provisions of NCLB and other educational requirements handed-down by the US Dept. of Education are examples of unfunded mandates. These requirements place undue hardship on school districts, especially in times of economic uncertainty. As a member of the school board, I would ask that we review every ‘unfunded mandate’ to determine our compliance requirements. If we accomplish the same goals without extra compliance requirements, we are providing a better product and ultimately improving our community.
Districts all over the country are fed up with ‘unfunded mandates’ and some of them are even billing the federal government!
Concord Monitor – District sets out to collect on fed pledge
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Local Districts Invoice Government for Unfunded Mandates
What exactly is an ‘unfunded mandate’ anyway? Well, according to Wisegeek.com:
Some provisions of NCLB and other educational requirements handed-down by the US Dept. of Education are examples of unfunded mandates. These requirements place undue hardship on school districts, especially in times of economic uncertainty. As a member of the school board, I would ask that we review every ‘unfunded mandate’ to determine our compliance requirements. If we accomplish the same goals without extra compliance requirements, we are providing a better product and ultimately improving our community.
Districts all over the country are fed up with ‘unfunded mandates’ and some of them are even billing the federal government!
Concord Monitor – District sets out to collect on fed pledge