Summary of Major Legislation
The General Assembly considered several bills related to economic development during the 2014 session. Bills relating to workforce development, a statewide brand marketing plan, and a study of Colorado's employee tale...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2014-06-04
Subjects:
- Business & Economic Development
Summary of Major Legislation
The Colorado legislature considered several important bills related to labor and employment, consumer protection, licensing and professional occupations, liquor law, procurement, and telecommunications and technology ...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2014-06-10
Subjects:
- Business & Economic Development
- Labor & Employment
Summary of Major Legislation
The General Assembly considered bills on a variety of agricultural issues in 2014 including agricultural labeling, agriculture oversight, taxation, and animal care. This document provides a summary of the legislation.
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2014-06-09
Data breaches are becoming increasingly common and bring uncertainty for private citizens. According to the Federal Trade Commission, identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in the United States. Data brea...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2014-11-19
Subjects:
- Telecommunications & Information Technology
State law defines "achievement gap" as the difference in academic achievement attained by student groups on the statewide assessments and "growth gap" as the differences among student groups in the rates of academic g...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2014-11-02
Subjects:
- Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
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
