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SB-1823 Elections: ballot materials.(1999-2000)

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Senate Bill No. 1823
CHAPTER 1081

An act to amend Sections 5322 and 5363 of the Education Code, to amend Sections 13.5, 1003, 2187, 5000, 8023, 9014, 9164, 9283, 9401, 9402, 9501, 10531, 10540, 12285, 13112, 15653, and 21001 of, to add Sections 5100.5 and 9501.5 to, and to repeal Sections 9506 and 9507 of, the Elections Code, and to repeal Sections 15601 and 69502 of the Government Code, relating to elections.

[ Filed with Secretary of State  September 30, 2000. Approved by Governor  September 30, 2000. ]

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


SB 1823, Committee on Elections and Reapportionment. Elections: ballot materials.
(1) Existing law requires that the specifications of the election order for a school district election or community college district election include the authority for calling the election, the authority for the specification of the election order, and the signature of the officer creating the specifications of the election order.
This bill would require that the specifications of the election order for a school district election on a measure include the wording of the measure as it will appear on the ballot. By adding to the duties of local elections officials, this provision would create a state-mandated local program.
(2) Existing law specifies the methods for political parties to qualify to participate in primary elections.
This bill would require political parties to have their qualifications to participate in primary elections reviewed by the Secretary of State, as specified, following each gubernatorial election.
(3) Existing law requires candidates for judicial office to file with elections officials, in duplicate, a written declaration of his or her intention to be a candidate.
This bill would delete the requirement that these declarations be filed in duplicate, but would retain the filing requirement.
(4) Existing law requires that ballot arguments submitted for ballot measures in county, municipal, and school district elections be accompanied by the name of the author of the argument.
This bill would require that ballot arguments submitted for ballot measures in county, municipal, and school district elections be accompanied by the signature of the author of the argument.
(5) Existing law requires that the sample ballot sent in connection with a bond election include a statement of a bond measure’s potential impact on tax rates.
This bill would require that this statement be submitted to elections officials within 88 days prior to the election.
(6) Existing law specifies that the procedures for determining the order of candidate names on ballots be conducted 4 times every 2 years.
This bill would require that this procedure be conducted 5 times every 2 years.
(7) Existing law requires the Secretary of State to prepare detailed maps following the enactment of any redistricting plan.
This bill, instead, would require appropriate committees of the Legislature to prepare those maps. The bill would require the maps to be provided to the Secretary of State for distribution, as specified, and to the county elections officials for the conduct of elections, as provided.
(8) Existing law requires that members of the State Board of Equalization be residents of the district from which they are elected for at least one year before their election or appointment.
This bill would repeal the one-year residency requirement.
(9) Existing law requires that superior court judges be residents of the county of the court to which they are elected or appointed.
This bill would repeal that residency requirement.
(10) This bill would make additional technical changes to existing law relating to electoral procedures. (11) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement, including the creation of a State Mandates Claims Fund to pay the costs of mandates that do not exceed $1,000,000 statewide and other procedures for claims whose statewide costs exceed $1,000,000.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 5322 of the Education Code is amended to read:

5322.
 Whenever an election is ordered, the governing board of the district or the board or officer authorized by this code to make such designations shall, concurrently with or after the order of election but not less than 123 days prior to the date of the election in the case of an election for governing board members, or at least 88 days prior to the date of the election in the case of an election on a measure, including a bond measure, by resolution delivered to the county superintendent of schools and the officer conducting the election, or, in the case of an election on a measure, only to the officer conducting the election, specify the following, or such of the following as he or she or it may have authority to designate:
(a) The date of the election.
(b) The purpose of the election.
The resolution or resolutions shall be known as “specifications of the election order” and shall set forth the authority for ordering the election, the authority for the specification of the election order, the signature of the officer or the clerk of the board by law authorized to make the designations therein contained, and, in the case of an election on a measure, the exact wording of the measure as it is to appear on the ballot. Pursuant to Section 13247 of the Elections Code, the statement of the measure to appear on the ballot shall not exceed 75 words.

SEC. 2.

 Section 5363 of the Education Code is amended to read:

5363.
 Except where the procedure prescribed by Section 5362 is utilized, the elections official responsible for the conduct of a governing board member election shall cause formal notice of the election to be published pursuant to Section 12112 of the Elections Code.

SEC. 3.

 Section 13.5 of the Elections Code is amended to read:

13.5.
 (a) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 13, no person shall be considered a legally qualified candidate for any of the offices set forth in subdivision (b) unless that person has filed a declaration of candidacy, nomination papers, or statement of write-in candidacy, accompanied by documentation, including, but not necessarily limited to, certificates, declarations under penalty of perjury, diplomas, or official correspondence, sufficient to establish, in the determination of the official with whom the declaration or statement is filed, that the person meets each qualification established for service in that office by the provision referenced in subdivision (b).
(2) The provision of “documentation,” for purposes of compliance with the requirements of paragraph (1), may include the submission of either an original, as defined in Section 255 of the Evidence Code, or a duplicate, as defined in Section 260 of the Evidence Code.
(b) This section shall be applicable to the following offices and qualifications therefor:
(1) For the office of county auditor, the qualifications set forth in Sections 26945 and 26946 of the Government Code.
(2) For the office of county district attorney, the qualifications set forth in Sections 24001 and 24002 of the Government Code.
(3) For the office of county sheriff, the qualifications set forth in Section 24004.3 of the Government Code.
(4) For the office of county superintendent of schools, the qualifications set forth in Sections 1205 to 1208, inclusive, of the Education Code.
(5) For the office of judge of the municipal court, the qualifications set forth in Article 4 (commencing with Section 71140) of Chapter 6 of Title 8 of the Government Code.
(6) For the office of judge of the superior court, the qualifications set forth in Section 15 of Article VI of the California Constitution.
(7) For the office of county treasurer, county tax collector, or county treasurer-tax collector, the qualifications set forth in Section 27000.7 of the Government Code, provided that the board of supervisors has adopted the provisions of that section pursuant to Section 27000.6 of the Government Code.

SEC. 4.

 Section 1003 of the Elections Code is amended to read:

1003.
 This chapter shall not apply to the following:
(a) Any special election called by the Governor.
(b) Elections held in chartered cities or chartered counties in which the charter provisions are inconsistent with this chapter.
(c) School governing board elections consolidated pursuant to Section 1302.2 or initiated by petition pursuant to Section 5091 of the Education Code.
(d) Elections of any kind required or permitted to be held by a school district located in a chartered city or county when the election is consolidated with a regular city or county election held in a jurisdiction that includes 95 percent or more of the school district’s population.
(e) County, municipal, district, and school district initiative, referendum, or recall elections.
(f) Any election conducted solely by mailed ballot pursuant to Division 4 (commencing with Section 4000).
(g) Elections held pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 15100) of Chapter 1, or pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 15340) of Chapter 2 of, Part 10 of the Education Code.

SEC. 5.

 Section 2187 of the Elections Code is amended to read:

2187.
 (a) Each county elections official shall send to the Secretary of State, in a format described by the Secretary of State, a summary statement of the number of voters in the county. The statement shall show the total number of voters in the county, the number registered as affiliated with each qualified political party, the number registered in nonqualified parties, and the number who declined to state any party affiliation. The statement shall also show the number of voters, by political affiliations, in each city, supervisorial district, Assembly district, Senate district, and congressional district located in whole or in part within the county.
(b) The Secretary of State, on the basis of the statements sent by the county elections officials and within 30 days after receiving those statements, shall compile a statewide list showing the number of voters, by party affiliations, in the state and in each county, city, supervisorial district, Assembly district, Senate district, and congressional district in the state. A copy of this list shall be made available, upon request, to any elector in this state.
(c) Each county that uses data processing equipment to store the information set forth in the affidavit of registration shall send to the Secretary of State one copy of the magnetic tape file with the information requested by the Secretary of State. Each county that does not use data processing storage shall send to the Secretary of State one copy of the index setting forth that information.
(d) The summary statements and the magnetic tape file copy or the index shall be sent at the following times:
(1) On the 135th day before each presidential primary and before each direct primary, with respect to voters registered on the 154th day before the primary election.
(2) Not less than 50 days prior to the primary election, with respect to voters registered on the 60th day before the primary election.
(3) Not less than 10 days prior to the primary election, with respect to voters registered before the 28th day prior to the primary election.
(4) Not less than 50 days prior to the general election, with respect to voters registered on the 60th day before the general election.
(5) Not less than 10 days prior to the general election, with respect to voters registered before the 28th day prior to the general election.
(6) On or before March 1 of each odd-numbered year, with respect to voters registered as of February 10.
(e) The Secretary of State may adopt regulations prescribing the content and format of the magnetic tape file or index referred to in subdivision (c) and containing the registered voter information from the affidavits of registration.
(f) The Secretary of State may adopt regulations prescribing additional regular reporting times, except that the total number of reporting times in any one calendar year shall not exceed 12.
(g) The Secretary of State shall make the information from the magnetic tape files or the printed indexes available, under conditions prescribed by the Secretary of State, to any candidate for federal, state, or local office, to any committee for or against any proposed ballot measure, to any committee for or against any initiative or referendum measure for which legal publication is made, and to any person for election, scholarly or political research, or governmental purposes as determined by the Secretary of State.

SEC. 6.

 Section 5000 of the Elections Code is amended to read:

5000.
 (a) For purposes of this division, the definition of “party” in Section 338 is applicable.
(b) This chapter shall apply to political bodies and to parties not otherwise provided for in Division 7 (commencing with Section 7050).

SEC. 7.

 Section 5100.5 is added to the Elections Code, to read:

5100.5.
 (a) Upon the occurrence of the gubernatorial election, each party shall have its qualifications reviewed by the Secretary of State. A party that does not meet the standards for qualification set forth in Section 5100 shall be prohibited from participating in any primary election. A party shall maintain its qualification to participate in any subsequent primary election by complying with any of the conditions specified in Section 5100.
(b) A party seeking qualification under provisions of this section and subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 5100 shall file formal notice with the Secretary of State that the party intends to regain qualification.
(c) Unless formal notice as required in subdivision (b) is timely received by the Secretary of State, he or she may have the name of the party omitted from any list, notice, ballot, or other publication containing the names of the parties qualified or seeking qualification that the Secretary of State may cause to be printed or published.
(d) For purposes of subdivision (b) of Section 8001, this section shall only be applicable to a party that has successfully obtained that status for the first time after having been a political body, and shall not apply to a political party that has been disqualified.

SEC. 8.

 Section 8023 of the Elections Code is amended to read:

8023.
 (a) Except in the case of a judicial office filled in accordance with subdivision (d) of Section 16 of Article VI of the Constitution, every candidate for a judicial office, not more than 14 nor less than five days prior to the first day on which his or her nomination papers may be circulated and signed or may be presented for filing, shall file in the office of the elections official in which his or her nomination papers are required to be filed or left for examination, a written and signed declaration of his or her intention to become a candidate for that office on a form to be supplied by the elections officials. A candidate for a numerically designated judicial office shall state in his or her declaration for which office he or she intends to become a candidate. This section shall apply to all judicial offices whether numerically designated or not.
(b) No person may be a candidate nor have his or her name printed upon any ballot as a candidate for judicial office unless he or she has filed the declaration of intention provided for in this section. If the incumbent of a judicial office fails to file a declaration of intention by the end of the period specified in subdivision (a), persons other than the incumbent may file declarations of intention no later than the first day for filing nomination papers.
(c) No candidate for a judicial office shall be required to state his or her residential address on the declaration of intention provided for in this section. However, in cases where the candidate does not state his or her residential address on the declaration of intention, the elections official shall verify that the address is within the appropriate political subdivision and add the notation “verified” to the residential address line of the form.

SEC. 9.

 Section 9014 of the Elections Code is amended to read:

9014.
 Any initiative or referendum petition may be presented in sections, but each section shall contain a full and correct copy of the title and text of the proposed measure. The text of the measure shall be printed in type not smaller than 8 point.

SEC. 10.

 Section 9164 of the Elections Code is amended to read:

9164.
 A ballot argument shall not be accepted under this article unless accompanied by the printed name and signature or printed names and signatures of the person or persons submitting it, or, if submitted on behalf of an organization, the name of the organization and the printed name and signature of at least one of its principal officers.
No more than five signatures shall appear with any argument submitted under this article. In case any argument is signed by more than five persons, the signatures of the first five shall be printed.

SEC. 11.

 Section 9283 of the Elections Code is amended to read:

9283.
 A ballot argument shall not be accepted under this article unless accompanied by the printed name and signature or printed names and signatures of the person or persons submitting it, or, if submitted on behalf of an organization, the name of the organization and the printed name and signature of at least one of its principal officers.
No more than five signatures shall appear with any argument submitted under this article. In case any argument is signed by more than five persons, the signatures of the first five shall be printed.

SEC. 12.

 Section 9401 of the Elections Code is amended to read:

9401.
 (a) In connection with each bond issue specified in Section 9400, a statement shall be mailed to the voters with the sample ballot for the bond election. The statement required by this section shall be filed with the election official conducting the election not later than the 88th day prior to the election, and shall include:
(1) The best estimate from official sources of the tax rate that would be required to be levied to fund that bond issue during the first fiscal year after the first sale of the bonds based on assessed valuations available at the time of the election or a projection based on experience within the same jurisdiction or other demonstrable factors.
(2) The best estimate from official sources of the tax rate that would be required to be levied to fund that bond issue during the first fiscal year after the last sale of the bonds if the bonds are proposed to be sold in series, and an estimate of the year in which that rate will apply, based on assessed valuations available at the time of the election or a projection based on experience within the same jurisdiction or other demonstrable factors.
(3) The best estimate from official sources of the highest tax rate that would be required to be levied to fund that bond issue, and an estimate of the year in which that rate will apply, based on assessed valuations available at the time of the election or a projection based on experience within the same jurisdiction or other demonstrable factors.
(b) In addition, the statement may contain any declaration of policy of the legislative or governing body of the applicable jurisdiction, proposing to utilize revenues other than ad valorem taxes for purposes of funding the bond issue, and the best estimate from official sources of these revenues and the reduction in the tax rate levied to fund the bond issue resulting from the substitution of revenue.
(c) The words “tax rate” as used in this chapter means tax rate per one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed valuation on all property to be taxed to fund any bond issue described in Section 9400.

SEC. 13.

 Section 9402 of the Elections Code is amended to read:

9402.
 (a) All official materials, including any ballot pamphlet prepared, sponsored, or distributed by the jurisdiction that has proposed the bond issue or that is financed in whole or part by funds furnished by that jurisdiction, directed at or including a bond issue proposal shall contain a statement of the tax rate data specified in Section 9401.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) above, the tax rate data specified in Section 9401 need not be included in the formal notice of election prepared pursuant to Section 5361 of the Education Code, or any other legal publication required to be posted or published in a newspaper of general circulation within the jurisdiction. The formal notice of election and any legal notices required to be posted or published shall include the information required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 15120 of the Education Code.

SEC. 14.

 Section 9501 of the Elections Code is amended to read:

9501.
 The governing board of the district or any member or members of the board authorized by the board, or any individual voter who is eligible to vote on the measure, or bona fide association of citizens, or any combination of such voters and associations may file a written argument for or against any school measure. No argument shall exceed 300 words in length. The elections official shall cause an argument for and an argument against the measure, if submitted, to be printed, and shall include the arguments, preceded by the analysis, in the voter information pamphlet that accompanies the sample ballot.
Printed arguments submitted to voters in accordance with this section shall be titled either “Argument in Favor of Measure ____” or “Argument Against Measure ____,” accordingly, the blank spaces being filled in only with the letter or number, if any, designating the measure. At the discretion of the elections official, the word “Proposition” may be substituted for the word “Measure” in the titles. Words used in the title shall not be counted when determining the length of any measure.

SEC. 15.

 Section 9501.5 is added to the Elections Code, to read:

9501.5.
 A ballot argument shall not be accepted under this article unless accompanied by the printed name and signature or printed names and signatures of the person or persons submitting it or, if submitted on behalf of an organization, the name of the organization and the printed name and signature of at least one of its principal officers.
No more than five signatures shall appear with any argument submitted under this article. If any argument is signed by more than five persons, the signatures of the first five shall be printed.

SEC. 16.

 Section 9506 of the Elections Code is repealed.

SEC. 17.

 Section 9507 of the Elections Code is repealed.

SEC. 18.

 Section 10531 of the Elections Code is amended to read:

10531.
 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, special absent voting shall be allowed in lieu of voting by proxy in any landowner district election in which voting by proxy is allowed, provided that, at least 110 days before the election, the governing board of the district adopts this section. If a district adopts this section, the voting shall be conducted as follows:
(a) The absentee ballot shall be available to any eligible voter of the district.
(b) The form of application for the ballot shall be distributed to each voter with the sample ballot and shall contain spaces for each of the following:
(1) The printed name and address of the voter.
(2) The address to which the ballot is to be mailed.
(3) The voter’s signature.
(4) The authorization of a legal representative, as defined in Section 34030 of the Water Code, to receive the absent voter’s ballot if the voter so chooses.
(5) The name and date of the election for which the request is made.
(6) The date the application shall be received by the county elections official, which date shall be at least seven days before the election.
(7) The insertion of the sample ballot name and address label on the application.
(c) Upon receipt of absentee ballot application and verification that it has been properly completed, the county elections official shall mail an absent voter’s ballot to the voter or legal representative with an identification envelope, which shall contain each of the following:
(1) A declaration under penalty of perjury stating that the voter is entitled to vote in the election.
(2) Space for the signature of the voter or legal representative and the date of signing.
(3) A notice that the envelope contains an official ballot and is to be opened only by the appropriate election officials.
(d) The voting shall be pursuant to those additional procedures, if any, that the county elections official shall deem necessary to the proper conduct of the election, provided that the overall additional procedures shall substantially comply with Division 3 (commencing with Section 3000) and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 15000) of Division 15, and shall be consistent with landowner voting requirements.
(e) Notwithstanding Section 10525, the list of voters for landowner voting district elections in which absentee voting is allowed shall be delivered to the county elections official at least 40 days prior to the election.
(f) The sample ballot for landowner voting district elections in which absent voting is allowed shall be mailed at least 20 days before the election.

SEC. 19.

 Section 10540 of the Elections Code is amended to read:

10540.
 Candidates’ statements of their qualifications submitted in accordance with Section 13307 shall be filed with the county clerk, who shall cause the voters’ pamphlet, if any is required, to be mailed.

SEC. 20.

 Section 12285 of the Elections Code is amended to read:

12285.
 A mobilehome may be used as a polling place if the elections official determines that no other facilities are available for the convenient exercise of voting rights by mobilehome park residents and the mobilehome is designated as a polling place by the elections official pursuant to Section 12286. No rental agreement shall prohibit the use of a mobilehome for those purposes.

SEC. 21.

 Section 13112 of the Elections Code is amended to read:

13112.
 The Secretary of State shall conduct a drawing of the letters of the alphabet, the result of which shall be known as a randomized alphabet. The procedure shall be as follows:
(a) Each letter of the alphabet shall be written on a separate slip of paper, each of which shall be folded and inserted into a capsule. Each capsule shall be opaque and of uniform weight, color, size, shape, and texture. The capsules shall be placed in a container, which shall be shaken vigorously in order to mix the capsules thoroughly. The container then shall be opened and the capsules removed at random one at a time. As each is removed, it shall be opened and the letter on the slip of paper read aloud and written down. The resulting random order of letters constitutes the randomized alphabet, which is to be used in the same manner as the conventional alphabet in determining the order of all candidates in all elections. For example, if two candidates with the surnames Campbell and Carlson are running for the same office, their order on the ballot will depend on the order in which the letters M and R were drawn in the randomized alphabet drawing.
(b) (1) There shall be five drawings, three in each even-numbered year and two in each odd-numbered year. Each drawing shall be held at 11 a.m. on the date specified in this subdivision. The results of each drawing shall be mailed immediately to each county elections official responsible for conducting an election to which the drawing is applicable, who shall use it in determining the order on the ballot of the names of the candidates for office.
(A) The first drawing under this subdivision shall take place on the 82nd day before the April general law city elections, and shall apply to those elections and any other elections held at the same time.
(B) The second drawing under this subdivision shall take place on the 82nd day before the direct primary of an even-numbered year, and shall apply to all candidates on the ballot in that election.
(C) (i) The third drawing under this subdivision shall take place on the 82nd day before the November general election of an even-numbered year, and shall apply to all candidates on the ballot in the November general election.
(ii) In the case of the primary election and the November general election, the Secretary of State shall certify and transmit to each county elections official the order in which the names of federal and state candidates, with the exception of candidates for State Senate and Assembly, shall appear on the ballot. The elections official shall determine the order on the ballot of all other candidates using the appropriate randomized alphabet for that purpose.
(D) The fourth drawing under this subdivision shall take place on the 82nd day before the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June of each odd-numbered year, and shall apply to all candidates on the ballot in the elections held on that date.
(E) The fifth drawing under this subdivision shall take place on the 82nd day before the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of the odd-numbered year, and shall apply to all candidates on the ballot in the elections held on that date.
(2) In the event there is to be an election of candidates to a special district, school district, charter city, or other local government body at the same time as one of the five major election dates specified in subparagraphs (A) to (E), inclusive, and the last possible day to file nomination papers for the local election would occur after the date of the drawing for the major election date, the procedure set forth in Section 13113 shall apply.
(c) Each randomized alphabet drawing shall be open to the public. At least 10 days prior to a drawing, the Secretary of State shall notify the news media and other interested parties of the date, time, and place of the drawing. The president of each statewide association of local officials with responsibilities for conducting elections shall be invited by the Secretary of State to attend each drawing or send a representative. The state chairman of each qualified political party shall be invited to attend or send a representative in the case of drawings held to determine the order of candidates on the primary election ballot, the November general election ballot, or a special election ballot as provided for in subdivision (d).
(d) In the case of any special election for State Assembly, State Senate, or Representative in Congress, on the first weekday after the close of filing of nomination papers for the office, the Secretary of State shall conduct a public drawing to produce a randomized alphabet in the same manner as provided for in subdivisions (a) and (c). The resulting randomized alphabet shall be used for determining the order on the ballot of the candidates in both the primary election for the special election and in the special election.

SEC. 22.

 Section 15653 of the Elections Code is amended to read:

15653.
 When two or more persons have an equal and highest number of votes for either Governor or Lieutenant Governor, the Secretary of State shall deliver a certificate to that effect to each of the tied candidates. Each tied candidate may present the certificate to the Legislature in the manner that he or she sees fit.

SEC. 23.

 Section 21001 of the Elections Code is amended to read:

21001.
 (a) Appropriate committees of the Legislature shall prepare detailed maps showing the boundaries of any districts established by this division on or after January 1, 1991. These maps shall be prepared no later than 90 days following the enactment of any redistricting plan pursuant to this division, and shall illustrate the boundary lines of every district described in the redistricting plan. The maps shall be provided to the Secretary of State for distribution in accordance with subdivisions (b) and (c), and to the county elections officials for use in their administrative functions involved in the conduct of elections, not later than the first day on which in-lieu-filing-fee petitions may be obtained for the 2002 direct primary election.
(b) The Secretary of State shall provide each Member of the Senate, Assembly, and the State Board of Equalization, and each Member of Congress from California, with one copy of a map or maps of his or her district. One copy of the entire set of maps for the Assembly shall be provided to the Assembly Committee on Rules, one copy of the entire set of maps for the Senate shall be provided to the Senate Committee on Rules, and one copy of the entire set of maps for the State Board of Equalization shall be provided to the State Board of Equalization.
(c) The Secretary of State shall also make copies of the maps available for public inspection.
(d) There shall be no charge for the maps provided pursuant to this section.

SEC. 24.

 Section 15601 of the Government Code is repealed.

SEC. 25.

 Section 69502 of the Government Code is repealed.

SEC. 26.

 Notwithstanding Section 17610 of the Government Code, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code. If the statewide cost of the claim for reimbursement does not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000), reimbursement shall be made from the State Mandates Claims Fund.