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- �-A - ia funds to provide full reimbursement as required by subdivision (a). A local government shall receive reimbursement for its costs for that portion of the fiscal year during which it performed the mandate through a subsequent appropriation and subvention of funds. The terms of this subdivision do not apply, and a local government may not make the . lection provided for in this subdivision, for a mandate in effect on January 1, 1004 that either requires safe working conditions for local government employees or establishes procedural rights arising from and directly relating to local government employment. (d) For purposes of this section, "mandate" means a statute, or action or order of any state agency, which has been determined by the Legislature, any court, or the Commission on State Mandates or its designated successor, to require reimbursement pursuant to this section. SECTION FIVE. Construction. (a) This measure shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes, including providing adequate funds to Local Government to fund local services such as police, fire, emergency and trauma care, public health, librar- ies, criminal justice, and road and street maintenance. (b i This measure shall not be construed either to alter the apportionment of the ad valorem tax on real property pursuant to Section 1 of Article XIIIA by any statute in effect prior to January 1, 2003 or to prevent the Legisla- ture from altering that apportionment in compliance with the terms of this measure. (c) Except as provided in Section 3 of Article XIIIE added by Section Three of this Act, the provisions of Section 1 of Article XIIIE added by Section Three of this Act apply to all statutes adopted on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION SIX. If any part of this measure or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that reasonably can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. PAGE 12 /PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site-- www.cacities.org