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Colorado's Enterprise Zone Program (2016)

Colorado’s Enterprise Zone Program was created by the General Assembly in 1986. The program provides state income tax credits to business and individuals for investing in economically distressed areas of the state in an effort to encourage economic development.  This issue brief describes the...

Legislative Council Staff
11/01/2016
Business & Economic Development
Local Government
Issue Briefs

Colorado's Unemployment Insurance Program (2016)

Unemployment insurance (UI) provides temporary, partial wage replacement to workers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own. The state program is administered by the Division of Employment and Training within the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE). This issue brief...

Legislative Council Staff
11/01/2016
Business & Economic Development
Labor & Employment
Staff Publications

Section 14-10-115, C.R.S., pre-2014

Section 14-10-115 (5)(a)(I)(D), (5)(a)(I)(O), (5)(a)(I)(W), (6)(b)(I), (7)(a)(II)(B), (7)(a)(II)(C), (7)(a)(II)(D), (7)(b), and (16), C.R.S., were amended in 2013 by HB13-1058, effective January 1, 2014. These versions of such provisions were effective until January 1, 2014

Office of Legislative Legal Services
11/03/2016
Issue Briefs

Urban Renewal in Colorado (2016)

Urban renewal provides a set of tools available to local governments to combat slum and blight conditions. This issue brief highlights urban renewal laws and financing in Colorado.

 

Legislative Council Staff
11/03/2016
Local Government
Business & Economic Development
Issue Briefs

Colorado Health Insurance Exchange (2016)

In March 2010, the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), was adopted by the U.S. Congress and signed by the President. PPACA expanded health care coverage by increasing access to private health insurance and expanding eligibility for Medicaid. The law also increased...

Legislative Council Staff
11/04/2016
Health Care & Health Insurance
Issue Briefs

Colorado's Adult Protective System (2016)

Colorado's Adult Protective Services (APS) system, first established in 1983, protects at-risk adults who, because of mental or physical ability, are unable to obtain services or otherwise protect their own health, safety, and welfare. In response to greater awareness of at-risk populations,...

Legislative Council Staff
11/08/2016
Human Services
Local Government
Staff Publications

Overview of Colorado Campaign Finance and Disclosure Requirements

This memorandum provides an overview of Colorado campaign finance and disclosure requirements for political office candidates.  Specifically, this memorandum provides information on:

  • candidacy and candidate affidavit requirements
  • candidate committees;
  • expenditure
    • ...
Legislative Council Staff
11/08/2016
Elections & Redistricting
Issue Briefs

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...

Legislative Council Staff
11/09/2016
Health Care & Health Insurance
Human Services
Staff Publications

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...

Legislative Council Staff
08/03/2022
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
State Revenue & Budget
Staff Publications

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,...

Legislative Council Staff
10/31/2016
Higher Education
Staff Publications

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...

Legislative Council Staff
10/31/2016
Courts & Judicial
Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

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