Medicaid Waiver Programs Part II - Home-And Community-Based Services Medicaid Waivers for Adults (2016)
Colorado currently administers 11 Home-and Community-Based Services Medicaid (HCBS) Waivers. This issue brief discusses the six waivers available to adults. An issue brief entitled Medicaid Waiver Programs Part I – Home- and Community-Based Services Medicaid Waivers for Children discusses the...
History of Senior Property Tax Exemption
The senior homestead property tax exemption became available beginning in property tax year 2002, following voter approval of Referendum A in the 2000 General Election. The number of seniors claiming the exemption has grown over time, from 123,326 qualifying seniors in tax year 2002, to 266,538...
Resident and Nonresident Tuition in Colorado (2016)
State-supported institutions of higher education rely on tuition revenue and public funding to pay for operating expenses. State funding for higher education is provided to the institutions based partly on each institution’s role and mission, the number of resident students the school enrolls,...
Sealing and Expunging Criminal Records (2016)
This memorandum discusses Colorado law on the subject of the expungement of juvenile delinquency records, including the offenses that may not be expunged, and provides information about sealing adult arrest records, criminal records other than convictions, and conviction records. Further...
Uniform Law Commission Current Project List by Category
current-ulc-projects-nov-2016.pdf
Statutory Revision Committee Annual Report 20161115
Capital Construction and the Role of the Capital Development Committee (2016)
The day-to-day expenses of state government are paid through the operating budget in the state's annual budget bill. Expenses related to new construction, renovation, or maintenance of the state's capital assets are paid through the capital budget. This issue brief outlines the types of...
Information Technology and the Role of the Joint Technology Committee (2016)
Information technology (IT) is used by every state agency to make operations more efficient and services more widely available to the citizens of Colorado. Along with other day-to-day expenses of state government, expenses related to IT are paid through the operating budget in the state's annual...
FY 2016-17 Staff Budget Briefing Summary
FY 2015-16 Staff Budget Briefing Summary
FY 2014-15 Staff Budget Briefing Summary
FY 2013-14 Staff Budget Briefing Summary
CY 2014 FY 2013-14 Supplemental Package Narrative
CY 2013 FY 2012-13 Supplemental Package Narrative
FY 2014-15 Budget In Brief
FY 2013-14 Budget In Brief
FY 2014-15 Appropriations Report
FY 2013-14 Appropriations Report
FY2014-15 Budget Package and Long Bill Narrative
FY2013-14 Budget Package and Long Bill Narrative
2018 Appropriations History
Medicaid Trends and Cost Drivers (2016)
This memorandum provides information on recent trends in Medicaid caseload growth and drivers of state Medicaid expenditures. Included in this memorandum is a ten-year history and three years of projections for Colorado Medicaid caseloads, government expenditures, and expenditures per Medicaid...
Oversight and Review of Capital Projects (2016)
This memorandum provides information about the oversight and review of capital projects. It defines capital projects and gives a sequential overview of the capital process, including master and program planning requirements, the initial review of capital requests, the role of the Capital...
Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Payment Forecast (2016)
Colorado receives annual payments from tobacco manufacturers as part of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. In April 2015, the state received $88.1 million. This memorandum presents the distribution of the received payment from 2015 and forecasts payments and distributions through FY 2017...