§ 204-a. Alternate methods for implementing regulatory mandates. 1. As\nused in this section:\n (a) "local government" means any county, city, town, village, school\ndistrict, fire district or other special district;\n (b) "regulatory mandate" means any rule which requires one or more\nlocal governments to create a new program, increase the level of service\nfor an existing program or otherwise comply with mandatory requirements;\nand\n (c) "petition" means a document submitted by a local government\nseeking approval of an alternate method for implementing a regulatory\nmandate.\n 2. A petition shall include:\n (a) an indication that submission has been approved by the governing\nbody of the local government or by an officer duly authorized by the\ngoverning body to do so;\n (b) an identification of the regulatory mandate which is the subject\nof the petition and information sufficient to establish that the\nproposed alternate method of implementation is consistent with and will\neffectively carry out the objectives of the regulatory mandate;\n (c) information on the process used by the local government to ensure\nthat all stakeholders have been appropriately involved in the process of\ndeveloping the alternate method, including where relevant the date of\nany hearing, forum or other meeting to seek input on the alternate\nmethod;\n (d) documentation that the petition has been submitted to the\nauthorized agents of any certified or recognized employee organizations\nrepresenting employees who would be effected by implementation of the\nalternate method;\n (e) a proposed plan and timetable for compiling and reporting\ninformation to facilitate evaluation of the effectiveness of the\nalternate method;\n (f) if the state provides financial assistance for complying with the\nregulatory mandate, any proposed amount or percentage of such assistance\nwhich would be returned to the state due to savings from implementing\nthe alternate method; and\n (g) the name, public office address and telephone number of the\nrepresentative of the local government who will coordinate requests for\nadditional information on the petition.\n 3. Two or more local governments may submit a petition jointly,\nprovided that each local government meets the requirements of paragraphs\n(a), (c), (d) and (g) of subdivision two of this section, and provided\nthat the petition addresses the manner in which responsibility for\nimplementation will be allocated between or among the participating\nlocal governments.\n 4. The agency shall cause a notice of the petition to be published in\nthe state register and shall receive comments on the petition for a\nperiod of thirty days. Such notice shall either include the full text of\nthe information set forth in the petition or shall set forth the address\nof a website on which the full text has been posted. The notice shall\ninclude the name, public office address and telephone number, and may\ninclude a fax number and electronic mail address, of an agency\nrepresentative from whom additional information on the petition can be\nobtained and to whom comments on the petition may be submitted.\n 5. (a) Not later than thirty days after the last day of the comment\nperiod, the agency shall approve or disapprove the petition. The agency\nmay approve the petition without change or with such conditions or\nmodifications as the agency deems appropriate. Notice of the agency\ndetermination shall be provided in writing to the local government and\nshall be published in the state register. The agency shall not grant a\npetition unless it determines that the petition has met the requirements\nof subdivision two of this section and that the local government has\nestablished that the alternate method is consistent with and will\neffectively carry out the objectives of the regulatory mandate;\nprovided, however, that no petition shall be approved which would result\nin the contravention of any environmental, health or safe
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