State Education Fund Report (2018)
Pursuant to Section 22-55-104 C.R.S., Legislative Council Staff, in consultation with the State Auditor, the State Treasurer, the Department of Education, the Office of State Planning and Budgeting, and the Joint Budget Committee, is required to conduct a review of the model used to forecast...
Medical Aid-in-Dying
This memorandum provides an overview of Colorado’s Medical Aid-in-Dying law, which legalized the practice of prescribing medical aid-in-dying medication to eligible terminally ill patients in Colorado.
Subject Index of Introduced Bills 2018
State Laws Addressing Age of Sexual Consent
This memorandum provides an overview of state laws that address age of consent for sexual activity. More specifically, it provides information about the age of sexual consent in Colorado and other states, including exemptions that allow a person below the age of consent to have lawful sex with...
Meeting Agenda - Committee on Legal Services - 20180301
Capital Construction Fact Sheet: History Colorado
This Fact Sheet provides an overview of History Colorado, which acts as a trustee for the state in collecting, preserving, exhibiting, and interpreting collections and properties of state historical significance. Among its many and varied responsibilities, History Colorado administers historic...
Capital Construction Fact Sheet: Colorado Correctional Industries
This Fact Sheet provides detailed information on the Colorado Correctional Industries (CCi), a self-supporting division of the Department of Corrections (DOC), which oversees and manages prison work programs in the state. Established in 1977, CCi’s purpose, as defined in state law, includes...
Special District Elections
This memorandum provides information about special district elections in Colorado. Specifically, it provides an overview of special district elections and the times at which special district elections are conducted. Also included are an overview of special districts generally and a table of...
National Environmental Policy Act and Large Transportation Projects
One of the major components of transportation planning and project development is environmental review. This memorandum provides information on the National Environmental Protection Act and the environmental review process for large transportation projects.
Meeting Agenda - Statutory Revision Committee - 20180323
Memorandum - Proposed pilot project for a consolidated motion on uncontested incorporation by reference rule issues - 20180329
Meeting Agenda - Committee on Legal Services - 20180405
2018 Revisor's Changes (Gray Book)
Cost of Living Study Memo with Table (2018)
Legislative Council Staff conducts a study of the cost of living in each school district every two years to update the cost-of-living factors used in the state's school finance funding formula as required by state law. The first study was conducted in 1993, and a study has been...
State Employee Payroll Schedule
This memorandum addresses questions around recent announcements and consideration of changes to the state employee payroll schedule. Legislative Council Staff has received inquiries regarding the timing and amount of state employee payroll during the months of July and August 2018 as a result...
Financing of Public Schools for Fiscal Year 2017-18
Senate Bill 17-296 amends the Public School Finance Act of 1994 to provide funding for school districts in FY 2017-18. The bill was signed by the Governor on June 2, 2017, and became effective on that date. Senate Bill 17-254, the "Long Bill," appropriates most of the state aid distributed to...
Meeting Agenda - Committee on Legal Services - 20180503
Meeting Agenda - Committee on Legal Services - 20180508
University of Colorado, Boulder, Two-Year Projection of Cash Need
Office of Information Technology Cedar Point Supplemental Capital Construction Request
This staff document summarizes the Office of Information Technology Cedar Point Supplemental Capital Construction Request.