Federal Mandates Text pages October 8, 2012 Objective: To know what the govt. funds and what they don’t fund!

I. Mandates: def, purposes Definition: Examples: –Americans with Disabilities Act, EXAMPLE OF ITS IMPACT? –Clean Air Act, EXAMPLE OF ITS IMPACT? –Clean Water Act, EXAMPLE OF ITS IMPACT? –Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Purposes:

II. Impact upon the states: Financial burdens -unfunded mandates-eg, ADA? –WHAT IS THE IMPACT? Fed. heavy-handedness -eg., state does not devise a plan (Clean Air Act 1990), –WHAT IS THE IMPACT? Fed. blackmail- HOW? Fed. govt. has too much power – HOW DO MANDATES ALTER THE BALANCE OF POWER WITHIN FEDERALISM?

II. Impact upon the states: 1. Identify 1 trend 2. Identify 1 effect on federalism

III. Republican response to mandates Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 1995: restricted future unfunded mandates –Requires congressional vote on bills that impose unfunded mandates –Required CBO to analyze impact of unfunded mandates on states (INFO) Homework: NUMBERED AS BELOW! 1.Locate a federal mandate that affects Pierce County or WA State 2.Name 3.Strings that are attached 4.Funded, under-funded, unfunded 5.Penalties for not following