Child Care Expense Credit & Low-Income Child Care Expense Credit
Report No. 2019-TE5
Note: A more recent evaluation was issued in December 2023. Click HERE to access the December 2023 report.
Second Regular Session | 74th General Assembly
Colorado General AssemblyReport No. 2019-TE5
Note: A more recent evaluation was issued in December 2023. Click HERE to access the December 2023 report.
Report No. 2022-TE19
Report No. 2022-TE14
During the 2021 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to K-12 education, including teacher pay, recruitment, and retention; early childhood education; COVID-19 response and recovery; school health policies; curriculum and content standards; and administration,...
Corona Insights is pleased to present the 2021 Colorado School District Cost of Living Analysis to the Colorado Legislative Council. The purpose of this study is to create a cost of living index for each of the 178 school districts in Colorado to be utilized in the per pupil funding formula for...
Focus Colorado presents forecasts for the economy and state government revenue through FY 2019-20. 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,...
This memorandum provides background information on current and past statutory mechanisms used to refund state revenue in excess of the spending limit contained in the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR). TABOR allows the state to use "any reasonable method" for refunds.
Refund Mechanisms Used for TABOR Surpluses, Tax Years 1997 through 2019. No refunds were required for unlisted years, including 1993 through 1996 and 2020.
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. 1 The first study was conducted in 1993, and a study has been conducted...
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...
Among the allowable uses of federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, states have the most flexibility in spending the portion of funding used to offset the state revenue loss attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic. This memorandum provides information on the revenue loss reported for...