Capital Development Committee, Additional Information on Vacant Buildings

Evaluating Tax Expenditure Legislation

This memorandum provides information intended to aid in the evaluation of legislation that would create a new or alter an existing tax expenditure. State law defines a tax expenditure as a “tax provision that provides...

Insurance Guaranty Funds

This issue brief provides an overview of state laws related to insurance guaranty funds. Insurance guaranty funds are designed to avoid excessive delays in payment and financial losses to insurance claimants or policy...

Ten-Year History of All Higher Education Spending for Capital Construction

Western State Colorado University, Paul Wright Gymnasium Steam Heating System Replacement FY 2017-18 Request

Grand Junction Regional Center Campus FY 2017-18 Capital Budget Request

This memorandum provides a brief overview of the state’s regional centers, background about the Grand Junction Regional Center (GJRC) campus and the timeline of important events related to the recommended closure of t...

State Education Fund Report (2017)

The forecast for the State Education Fund and the level of General Fund appropriations needed to pay for school finance have changed from when the General Assembly adjourned in May 2016. Property values grew rapidly i...

Business Personal Property Tax

This memorandum provides background information on Colorado’s business personal property tax. Personal property includes machinery, equipment, and other goods used to operate a business that are not part of a building...

Capital Development Committee Potential Legislation, Financing The Phased Development of National Western Complex

Capital Development Committee Potential Legislation, Amend Capital Construction Automatic Funding Mechanism

JBC Staff Briefing Issues and Legislation Recommendation Overview, Submitted to the Capital Development Committee

Attached, please find the JBC staff issue brief titled, "Prioritizing Controlled Maintenance, Capital Renewal, and Recapitalization". In this issue brief, JBC staff has recommended that the JBC pursue legislation on a...

Two-Year Projection of Cash Need (CY 2017), Colorado State University

2017 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Payment Forecast

Colorado receives annual payments from tobacco manufacturers as part of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. In April 2016, the state received $92.3 million. This memorandum presents the distribution of the 2016 p...

Two-Year Projection of Cash Need (CY 2017), Colorado School of Mines

FY 2017-18 Level 1 Controlled Maintenance Projects

Education Budget Outlook Slide Deck

Where are we? 11.5% lower than the formula Local share falling or slowing State Education Fund close to depleted General Fund budget in cutting mode How did we get here? Business cycle, demographic changes, and con...

911 Task Force Final Report

Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by Task Force on 911 Oversight, Outage Reporting, and Reliability

Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension Reform Commission Final Report

Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension Reform Commission   

Water Resources Review Committee Final Report (2016)

Submitted herewith to the Colorado General Assembly is the final report of the Water Resources Review Committee. This committee was created pursuant to Article 98 of Title 37, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of...

Legalized Marijuana Cost-Benefit Analysis Interim Study Committee Final Report

Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by Legalized Marijuana Cost-Benefit Analysis Interim Study Committee

Persons with Mental Illness in the Criminal Justice System - Colorado's Response

This issue brief outlines Colorado's efforts to address issues associated with persons with mental illness in the criminal justice system.

Minimum Appropriation Amounts for Capital Construction, Capital Development Committee Potential Legislation

Single Line Item Appropriation for Controlled Maintenance, Capital Development Committee Potential Legislation

State-Owned Vacant Buildings

This memorandum provides information about vacant buildings owned by the state of Colorado, as reported by the Office of State Architect (OSA) in December 2016. There are currently 129 state-owned vacant buildings man...

Benefits for Military Veterans in Colorado

This issue brief provides an overview of benefits available to veterans in Colorado. It also includes an explanation of service-connected disabilities, as many benefits are available only for disabled veteran.