Other
Presented to the Joint Health Committee.
Release date:
2017-01-10
Subjects:
- Human Services
- Public Health
Other
Presented to the Joint Health Committee during the SMART Act hearings.
Other
Presented to the Joint Health Committees.
Release date:
2017-01-10
Subjects:
- Health Care & Health Insurance
- Public Health
Staff Publications
Quick Facts About the Legislative Council
The 18-member Legislative Council is comprised of nine Senators and nine Representatives, including the six members of the Executive Committee.
The Legislative Council elects...
The Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) 1 creates a presumption in favor of public access to government documents. This issue brief addresses CORA’s two threshold questions: 1) what is and is not considered a public reco...
Release date:
2016-12-06
Subjects:
- General Assembly
- Local Government
- State Government
Staff Publications
Responsibilities and Definitions
The Capital Development Committee (CDC) was established in 1985 (House Bill 85-1070), and its statutory charge is found under Section 2-3-1301, et seq., C.R.S.
Release date:
2015-11-30
Subjects:
- Capital Construction
- State Government
Staff Publications
Capital Development Committee (CDC) Information and Procedures
Release date:
2015-11-30
Subjects:
- Capital Construction
- State Government
Staff Publications
Schedule of Title Board Hearing Dates and Related Deadlines (December 2016 – April 2017)
Release date:
2016-12-05
Subjects:
- Elections & Redistricting
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Understanding the State Budget: The Big Picture
Each year, the General Assembly is tasked with balancing constitutional, statutory, and federal requirements with a host of other considerations, such as competing polic...
Release date:
2018-12-02
Subjects:
- Fiscal Policy & Taxes
- General Assembly
- State Revenue & Budget
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Understanding the State Budget: The Big Picture
Where do our taxes go?
State Government Revenue
General Fund Budget
TABOR Revenue Limit
Release date:
2016-11-30
Subjects:
- State Revenue & Budget
- Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
New Legislator Orientation Phase II: FY 2016-17 State Operating Budget Overview
Colorado was tied for the fifth highest suicide rate in the nation in 2014, the most recent year of nationally available data. In 2015, there were 1,093 suicides among Colorado residents, which is the highest number ...
Release date:
2016-11-28
Subjects:
- Human Services
- Public Health
Personally identifiable information (PII) is information that can be used to trace or identify an individual. In Colorado K-12 education, the term refers to student data collected and retained by public schools and sc...
Release date:
2016-10-19
Subjects:
- Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Table 1 shows the availability of the historic property preservation income tax credit and the cleanroom machinery sales and use tax exemption, each of which is available only when the Legislative Council Staff foreca...
Release date:
2016-09-29
Subjects:
- Business & Economic Development
- Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Session Related Publications
Presidents and Speakers of the Colorado General Assembly: A Biographical Portrait from 1876
The Presidents and Speakers in this book are listed in chronological order by the years they held the office of President and...
Staff Publications
This memorandum provides information regarding the regulation of school districts, charter schools, innovation schools, and home schools. Specifically, it describes the waivers to state law granted by the State Board ...
Release date:
2016-09-15
Subjects:
- Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
Staff Publications
The Public Benefits and Services Resource Manual is intended to serve as a reference guide for information on some of the state’s programs that provide direct benefits or services to members of the public. The manual ...
Release date:
2016-09-21
Subjects:
- Human Services
- Health Care & Health Insurance
- Housing
- Children & Domestic Matters
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Economic Outlook for the U.S. and Colorado
The ongoing expansion in the U.S. economy is fueld by consumer contributions.
Release date:
2016-09-19
Subjects:
- Fiscal Policy & Taxes
- State Revenue & Budget
Staff Publications
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 2013. Property values have stabilize...
Release date:
2014-02-03
Subjects:
- Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
Staff Publications
In July of 2013, Corona Insights was retained to conduct the 2013 Colorado School District Cost of Living Study for the Colorado Legislative Council. This study measures the differences in the cost to purchase a typic...
Release date:
2014-01-19
Subjects:
- Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
Staff Publications
School Finance Funding Comparison Assuming 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
Release date:
2014-06-03
Subjects:
- Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
Staff Publications
This memorandum responds to your request for information on school discipline policies. Specifically, you were contacted by a constituent expressing concern about several incidents at her granddaughter’s elementary s...
Release date:
2016-10-23
Subjects:
- Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
Staff Publications
This memo discusses the scope of bullying in Colorado schools; summarizes the provisions and programs in Colorado state law related to bullying prevention, including safe school plans and criminal penalties; and provi...
Release date:
2016-02-16
Subjects:
- Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
Staff Publications
The General Assembly is required by the Colorado Constitution to establish and maintain a thorough and uniform system of free public schools, where any person between the ages of 6 and 21 may be educated. At the same ...
Release date:
2015-01-20
Subjects:
- Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
Staff Publications
The purpose of this publication is to compile information on Colorado law related to sex offenses and sex offenders. Included in this report is the following:
• a listing of sex offenses in Colorado law;
• in...
Release date:
2016-12-15
Subjects:
- Courts & Judicial
- Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
