Assessments provide teachers, parents, students, policymakers, and other stakeholders in Colorado's education system with a way of measuring student performance against state standards. First administered on a statewi...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2014-09-17
Subjects:
- Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
Child support is a required payment made by a parent for the financial benefit of a child after a divorce or other dissolution of a relationship. This issue brief summarizes how child support orders are issued, detail...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2014-09-09
Subjects:
- Children & Domestic Matters
- Courts & Judicial
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 Color...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2014-07-27
Subjects:
- Telecommunications & Information Technology
Academic standards provide a broad outline for what students are expected to know and be able to do at the end of each grade level, and for what students should know in order to be prepared to enter college or the wor...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2014-07-20
Subjects:
- Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
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
Release date:
2014-06-19
Subjects:
- General Assembly
- State Revenue & Budget
Budget Related Publications
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 ...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2014-04-29
Subjects:
- Local Government
- State Revenue & Budget
Staff Publications
School Finance Funding Comparison With Both HB 14-1292 and HB 14-1298
FY 2014-15 vs FY 2013-14
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2014-10-08
Subjects:
- Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
Staff Publications
School Finance Funding Comparison With Passage of Both HB 14-1292 and HB 14-1298, FY 2014-15
Current Law vs. Passage of HB 14-1292 and HB 14-1298 Combined
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2014-10-08
Subjects:
- Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
Staff Publications
This memorandum provides an overview of K-12 funding within the context of the state's operating budget. In December 2013, about $1.1 billion was transferred from the General Fund to the State Education Fund (SEF). Th...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2014-10-02
Subjects:
- Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
Summary of Major Legislation
This document provides a summary major legislation pertaining to military and veterans affairs considered by the General Assembly during the 2014 session.
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2014-06-19
In 2000, voters approved Amendment 20, allowing the possession and use of medical marijuana in Colorado. In 2012, voters approved Amendment 64, legalizing marijuana for use by adults aged 21 and older. Sales of retail...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2014-10-30
Subjects:
- Fiscal Policy & Taxes
- Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana
Summary of Major Legislation
This document provides a summary of major marijuana legislation considered by the General Assembly during the 2014 legislative session.
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2014-07-09
Subjects:
- Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana
Summary of Major Legislation
This document provides a summary of major local government legislation considered by the General Assembly during the 2014 legislative session.
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2014-07-15
Staff Publications
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2014-10-28
Remedial education refers to academic courses in higher education intended to improve the basic skills of new or returning college students, so that they are adequately prepared for college-level work. These basic ski...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2014-10-06
Subjects:
- Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
Staff Publications
Crime Classification Guide for Class 1 Petty Offenses
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2014-05-06
Subjects:
- Courts & Judicial
- Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
Summary of Major Legislation
This document provides a summary of major 2014 elections legislation.
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2014-07-09
Subjects:
- Elections & Redistricting
- General Assembly
Staff Publications
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...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2014-09-11
Staff Publications
Crime Classification Guide for Unclassified Offenses
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2014-05-06
Subjects:
- Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
Staff Publications
Crime Classification Guide for Unclassified Traffic Infractions
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2014-05-06
Subjects:
- Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
- Transportation & Motor Vehicles
Staff Publications
This section contains a current listing of traffic infractions. Traffic infractions have two categories: class A and class B. The penalty range for the commission of a class A or class B traffic infraction is generall...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2014-05-06
Subjects:
- Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
- Transportation & Motor Vehicles
Staff Publications
Crime Classification Guide for Class B Traffic Infractions
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2014-05-06
Subjects:
- Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
- Transportation & Motor Vehicles
Staff Publications
Crime Classification Guide for Class A Traffic Infractions
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2014-05-06
Subjects:
- Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
- Transportation & Motor Vehicles
Staff Publications
This section contains a current listing of petty offenses. Petty offenses have two categories: class 1 and class 2. There are four unclassified petty offenses listed at the end of the class 1 and class 2 petty offenses.
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2014-05-06
Subjects:
- Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
Staff Publications
22. COMMITTEE RULES
(a) (1) The committees of reference of the Senate shall meet at the times and places specified in the Schedule of Committee Meetings adopted by the Senate at the beginning of each regular session o...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2013-03-05