(1) To strengthen the partnership between the State of Georgia and local political subdivisions;
(2) To assist the General Assembly in its consideration of proposed legislation and new and revised state programs containing fiscal requirements affecting local political subdivisions by:
(A) Requiring the provision of accurate estimates of the fiscal impact upon local political subdivisions of proposed legislation and new and revised state programs; and
(B) Establishing a mechanism to bring such information to the attention of the members of the General Assembly before the House of Representatives or Senate, respectively, votes on proposed legislation;
(3) To promote informed and deliberate decisions by the General Assembly on the appropriateness of proposed fiscal impact legislation in any particular instances;
(4) To improve the quality of state regulations affecting local political subdivisions and the process by which those regulations are developed by:
(A) Providing that state agencies consult with elected and other officials of local political subdivisions; and
(B) Requiring that state agencies prepare accurate estimates of the budgetary impact of state regulatory mandates upon local political subdivisions before adopting such regulations.
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