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Issue Briefs

Unemployment Insurance and Economic Downturns (20-13)

Subjects

Business & Economic Development

Labor & Employment

State Government

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

04/22/2020

This issue brief provides an overview of the Colorado unemployment insurance (UI) program, including UI benefits, funding, and solvency in the context of recent economic downturns.

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State and Local Cybersecurity Collaboration

This memorandum describes how some states find new ways to share cybersecurity knowledge and resources with their local governments to improve the state’s overall cybersecurity posture.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

04/15/2020

Subjects:

Local Government

State Government

Telecommunications & Information Technology

Issue Briefs

State Laws Pertaining to Quarantines (20-12)

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), isolation and quarantine help protect the public by preventing exposure to people who have or may have a contagious disease. Isolation separates sick people with a communicable disease from people...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

04/02/2020

Subjects:

Public Health

State Government

Issue Briefs

PERA's Automatic Adjustment Provision (20-09)

Senate Bill 18-200, Modifications to the Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (PERA) to Eliminate Unfunded Liability, included an automatic adjustment provision (AAP) that triggers when PERA's trusts are not on track to reach full funding within the targeted 30-year period. This...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

03/27/2020

Subject:

State Government

Tax Expenditure Evaluation

Regional Home Office Insurance Premium Tax Rate Reduction

Report No. 2020-TE7

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

01/21/2020

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Insurance

Labor & Employment

Tax Expenditure Evaluation

Enterprise Zones Tax Expenditures

Report No. 2020-TE9

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

01/21/2020

Subjects:

Agriculture

Business & Economic Development

Energy

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Health Care & Health Insurance

Transportation & Motor Vehicles

Tax Expenditure Evaluation

Rural Jump-Start Tax Expenditures

Report No. 2020-TE2

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

01/21/2020

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Tax Expenditure Evaluation

Enterprise Zone Refundable Renewable Energy Investment Tax Credit

Report No. 2020-TE3

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

01/21/2020

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Energy

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Natural Resources & Environment

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...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/15/2020

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

General Assembly

State Revenue & Budget

Staff Publications

Demographic Notes Overview

Pursuant to House Bill 19-1184, Legislative Council Staff will prepare demographic notes for up to 20 bills each session beginning with the 2020 legislative session. This memorandum provides an overview of the demographic note process, including the process for requesting a demographic note, the...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/30/2019

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

General Assembly

Issue Briefs

Regulation of Motor Vehicle Sales (19-22)

In the United States, one of the largest purchases a person makes besides a home is a motor vehicle. To protect consumers and promote trust in the motor vehicle industry, states and the federal government regulate the manufacturing, safety, and sale of motor vehicles. This issue brief...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/18/2019

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Transportation & Motor Vehicles

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