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Issue Briefs

Information Technology Funding and the Role of the Joint Technology Committee (2014)

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...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/19/2014

Subjects:

Capital Construction

Telecommunications & Information Technology

Staff Publications

Charge of the Joint Technology Committee (2014)

This memorandum provides information about the charge of the Joint Technology Committee, as established by House Bill 13-1079 and amended by House Bill 14-1395. It discusses the formation, membership, and meetings of the committee, the powers and duties of the committee, staff assistance, and...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/12/2014

Subject:

Telecommunications & Information Technology

Issue Briefs

TABOR Refund Mechanisms (2014)

This issue brief provides information on mechanisms used to refund revenue in excess of the state's constitutional spending limit. For information on the state spending limit and how it is calculated, please refer to Issue Brief 14-03A.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/18/2014

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

State Revenue & Budget

Staff Publications

Distribution of FY 2013-14 General Fund Surplus

The FY 2013-14 General Fund surplus is estimated at $235.8 million.1 State law requires this surplus to be distributed in the amounts and order shown in Table 1.2 Additionally, the transfer to the Capital Construction Fund is allocated by state law in the order and amounts shown in Table 2.3 Up...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/12/2014

Subject:

State Revenue & Budget

Issue Briefs

State and Local Government as a Proportion of the State Economy (2014)

This issue brief provides information on the relative size of state and local governments, compared with the total state economy. Government expenditures are represented as a percentage of the state's gross domestic product (GDP). In Colorado, stategovernmentexpendituresarebelowthenational...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

08/12/2014

Subjects:

Local Government

State Government

State Revenue & Budget

Issue Briefs

Telecommunications Modernization (2014)

Telecommunications regulation has been an active issue in the Colorado state legislature for several years. In 2014, five bills passed that changed telecommunications regulation, subsidies, and infrastructure in Colorado. These bills deregulate a number of telecommunications products, specify...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

07/28/2014

Subject:

Telecommunications & Information Technology

Staff Publications

2013 Colorado Cost of Living Study (2014)

2013 Colorado Cost of Living Report - Expenditure Totals

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

07/11/2014

Subject:

State Revenue & Budget

Budget Related Publications

FY 2014-15 Budget In Brief

Publishing Agency:

Joint Budget Committee Staff

Date:

07/01/2014

Subject:

State Revenue & Budget

Budget Related Publications

FY 2014-15 Appropriations Report

Publishing Agency:

Joint Budget Committee Staff

Date:

07/01/2014

Subject:

State Revenue & Budget

Issue Briefs

Colorado's Constitutional Spending Limit (2014)

In 1992, voters approved a Colorado Constitutional Amendment -- Article X, Section 20, known as the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR). TABOR limits annual growth in state spending.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

06/20/2014

Subject:

State Revenue & Budget

Budget Related Publications

State Revenue Transfers to Counties (2014)

This memorandum provides information on intergovernmental transfers of revenue from the state government to Colorado's 64 counties. Data from 2010 show that of $5.0 billion in total county revenue, about $1.3 billion or 25.8 percent came from intergovernmental transfers. The state portion made...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

04/30/2014

Subjects:

Local Government

State Revenue & Budget

Budget Related Publications

FY2014-15 Budget Package and Long Bill Narrative

Publishing Agency:

Joint Budget Committee Staff

Date:

03/24/2014

Subject:

State Revenue & Budget

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Forecast March 2014

Focus Colorado presents forecasts for the economy and state government revenue through FY 2015-16. Implications of the forecast for the state's General Fund budget and spending limit are described in the report's highlights and executive summary sections. The report is based on current law,...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

03/20/2014

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

State Revenue & Budget

Budget Related Publications

CY 2014 FY 2013-14 Supplemental Package Narrative

Publishing Agency:

Joint Budget Committee Staff

Date:

02/03/2014

Subject:

State Revenue & Budget

Budget Related Publications

FY 2014-15 Staff Budget Briefing Summary

Publishing Agency:

Joint Budget Committee Staff

Date:

01/08/2014

Subject:

State Revenue & Budget

Staff Publications

Criteria and Procedures for the Gift or Loan of Objects of Art or Memorials (2014)

This document has been created to provide persons and organizations with information regarding the procedures and criteria established by the State Capitol Building Advisory Committee for the placement of donated or loaned art in the State Capitol Building and its grounds. It includes the...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/08/2014

Subjects:

General Assembly

State Government

Issue Briefs

The Smart Government Act (2013)

The Colorado General Assembly has considered and made changes to the state budget process during the past three years. Specifically, House Bill 10-1119 established a performance-based budgeting program through the State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/15/2013

Subjects:

General Assembly

State Government

State Revenue & Budget

Issue Briefs

Electronic Device Recycling (2013)

In 2012, the General Assembly enacted and the Governor signed the Electronic Recycling Jobs Act (Senate Bill 12-133), which prohibits the disposal of certain personal-use electronic items in landfills. This issue brief provides an overview of electronic waste (e-waste) legislation, the types of...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/12/2013

Subjects:

Natural Resources & Environment

Telecommunications & Information Technology

Budget Related Publications

FY 2013-14 Budget In Brief

Publishing Agency:

Joint Budget Committee Staff

Date:

07/01/2013

Subject:

State Revenue & Budget

Budget Related Publications

FY 2013-14 Appropriations Report

Publishing Agency:

Joint Budget Committee Staff

Date:

07/01/2013

Subject:

State Revenue & Budget

Budget Related Publications

FY2013-14 Budget Package and Long Bill Narrative

Publishing Agency:

Joint Budget Committee Staff

Date:

03/25/2013

Subject:

State Revenue & Budget

Budget Related Publications

CY 2013 FY 2012-13 Supplemental Package Narrative

Publishing Agency:

Joint Budget Committee Staff

Date:

01/25/2013

Subject:

State Revenue & Budget

Issue Briefs

State Highway Fund Revenue (2013)

State Highway Fund (SHF), the primary operating fund used by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to manage state transportation projects. The SHF receives revenue from the HighwayUsers Tax Fund (HUTF), various other revenue and fees, federal funds, and the General Fund. Each of...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/15/2013

Subjects:

Transportation & Motor Vehicles

State Revenue & Budget

Budget Related Publications