(1) Any local government which, pursuant to section 20 (9) of article X of the state constitution, intends to reduce or terminate its subsidy to any program delegated to such local government by the general assembly for administration shall provide written notice of such intention to the governor, the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the chairman of the joint budget committee of the general assembly, and the head of any state department or agency affected.
The notice required by this section shall contain information sufficient to identify theprogram and shall state whether the local government intends to reduce or terminate its subsidy to the program. If a reduction is intended, the notice shall also specify the amount of such reduction.
The notice may specify an effective date for such reduction or termination; exceptthat in no event shall the reduction or termination take effect prior to ninety days after receipt of the notice by all of the parties named in subsection (1) of this section.
Any reduction or termination for which notice is given pursuant to this section shalltake place over a three-year period in three equal annual amounts.
The director of the division of local government of the department of local affairs isauthorized and empowered, after consultation with the affected departments or agencies, if any, to promulgate, adopt, amend, and repeal such rules and regulations, as may be necessary for the implementation and administration of this section.
L. 93: Entire section added, p. 5, § 1, effective February 16.