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Vaccinations for School-Aged Children (20-20)

Vaccinations offer protection from common infectious diseases.  The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends specific vaccines for all infants, children, and adults during their lifetime to provide immunity from preventable illness.  A recent analysis estimated that...

Legislative Council Staff
10/07/2020
Children & Domestic Matters
Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
Health Care & Health Insurance
Public Health
Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of Agriculture Legislation 2020

During the 2020 legislative session, the General Assembly considered several measures related to agriculture including industrial hemp; product safety and labeling; pesticides; animal welfare; and price setting.

Legislative Council Staff
07/13/2020
Agriculture
General Assembly
Staff Publications

Process for Writing the Ballot Information Booklet

Article V, Section 1 (7.5), Colorado Constitution, and Section 1-40-124.5, Colorado Revised Statutes, require the Legislative Council Staff to prepare a ballot information booklet prior to each election in which a statewide issue appears on the ballot.  The booklet's purpose is to provide voters...

Legislative Council Staff
07/07/2020
Elections & Redistricting
General Assembly
State Government
Staff Publications

School Finance in Colorado (2020)

The purpose of this publication is to help readers understand how Colorado finances its public elementary and secondary schools.  The major focus is an explanation of the funding formula included in the Public School Finance Act of 1994, including amendments made to the act in 2019.  Several...

Legislative Council Staff
04/23/2020
Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
Staff Publications

High School and College Placement and Entrance Examination Delays

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted almost every facet of the education system, including standardized tests and college entrance examinations. This memorandum provides scheduling updates on some of the country’s most relied upon placement and college entrance examinations and will...

Legislative Council Staff
04/21/2020
Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
Higher Education
Public Health
Staff Publications

Resources Pertaining to K-12 Education in Response to COVID-19

In the midst of school closures across the state due to the COVID-19 outbreak, schools and state agencies are working to ensure that K-12 students continue to receive academic support.  Legislative Council Staff is committed to providing members of the Colorado General Assembly and other...

Legislative Council Staff
04/07/2020
Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
Public Health
Staff Publications

Colorado Legislative Rules 2019

The handbook is divided into four sections, 1:  Rules of the House of Representatives; 2:  Rules of the Senate; 3:  Joint Rules of the Senate and House and Joint Session Rules; and 4:  Colorado Constitution.  This section includes only selected portions of the constitution.

The House,...

Legislative Council Staff
03/06/2020
General Assembly
Issue Briefs

Child Care Assistance, Licensing, and Ratings in Colorado (20-07)

The quality of child care and early childhood education (ECE) are key concerns for parents and policymakers alike.  Whether daycare, preschool, or another setting, child care and ECE allow parents to remain in the workforce and improve the school readiness of children.  This issue brief...

Legislative Council Staff
03/06/2020
Children & Domestic Matters
Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
Human Services
Staff Publications

Directory of State Government 2020

This directory has been prepared as a service to members of the General Assembly.  It is intended to be a quick reference guide to Colorado state government.  It provides telephone numbers, locations, contact names, email addresses, and home pages for the major offices of the legislative,...

Legislative Council Staff
02/07/2020
General Assembly
State Government
Staff Publications

State Education Fund Report (2020)

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 (CDE), the Office of State Planning and Budgeting, and the Joint Budget Committee (JBC), is required to conduct a review of the model used to...

Legislative Council Staff
01/31/2020
Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
Staff Publications

Dynamic Modeling

A dynamic model attempts to quantify the downstream effects of a policy change throughout the economy.  Legislative Council Staff (LCS) does not conduct dynamic modeling, which means that fiscal notes and other analyses are limited to the scope of legislation’s direct impacts and, in...

Legislative Council Staff
01/15/2020
Business & Economic Development
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
General Assembly
State Revenue & Budget
Session Related Publications

Public Participation in the Legislative Process

Legislative committees are a very important part of Colorado's legislative process. At a legislative committee hearing, citizens have an opportunity to express their views and have them incorporated into the official legislative record. In Colorado, every bill receives a public hearing by one of...

Legislative Council Staff
01/07/2020
General Assembly
State Government
Staff Publications

Memorandum on Recalls and Vacancies

This memorandum provides an overview of the process to recall an office holder in Colorado and the various ways to fill a vacancy that occurs in an elected office at the federal, state, or local level in Colorado.

Legislative Council Staff
01/02/2020
Elections & Redistricting
General Assembly
Local Government
State Government
Final/Annual Reports

School Safety Committee 2019 Final Report

Final report to the Colorado General Assembly by the School Safety Committee. This committee was created by a resolution adopted by the Executive Committee of the Legislative Council during the 2019 legislative interim. The purpose of this committee was to study how violence at, and threats of...

Legislative Council Staff
01/02/2020
Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
General Assembly
Final/Annual Reports

Early Childhood and School Readiness 2019 Final Report

Final report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Early Childhood and School Readiness Legislative Commission. The purpose of this commission is to study issues related to early childhood and school readiness in order to improve the state’s early childhood policies.

Legislative Council Staff
12/19/2019
Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
General Assembly

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2020 Ballot Information Booklet
COVID-19 Resources