Staff Publications
This memorandum provides information on the Regional Transportation District (RTD). Information regarding RTD’s statutory history, authority, board, budget, and service area is included below.
Release date:
2020-02-17
Subjects:
- Transportation & Motor Vehicles
Staff Publications
Colorado receives annual payments from tobacco manufacturers as part of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA). In April 2022, the state received $88.2 million, which was used to determine distributions to MSA...
Release date:
2023-03-03
Subjects:
- Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana
- State Revenue & Budget
Staff Publications
To date, Colorado and ten other states have enacted paid family and medical leave laws. The other states include California, Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Is...
Release date:
2023-04-04
Subjects:
- Business & Economic Development
- Health Care & Health Insurance
- Insurance
- Labor & Employment
- Public Health
This issue brief provides an overview of critical infrastructure, discusses a 2019 cyberattack on the U.S. electrical grid, and summarizes state and federal legislation addressing security for critical infrastructure.
Release date:
2020-02-10
Subjects:
- Energy
- Telecommunications & Information Technology
This issue brief provides background information on mobile homes and an overview of the Mobile Home Park Act, including recent changes to the law with regard to county ordinances, registrations, the dispute resolution...
Final/Annual Reports
The purpose of the JTC final report is to provide annual and historical information on the information technology (IT) capital budget request process. The 2020 final report provides a complete summary of all IT capit...
Release date:
2020-12-30
Subjects:
- Telecommunications & Information Technology
Staff Publications
This memorandum provides information regarding programs in Colorado that address deforestation and forest degradation, and the role that forests can play in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions.
Release date:
2020-01-10
Subjects:
- Natural Resources & Environment
Staff Publications
This booklet provides information on the eleven statewide measures on the November 3, 2020, ballot and on the judges who are on the ballot for retention in your area.
Release date:
2020-09-15
Subjects:
- Elections & Redistricting
Summary of Major Legislation
During the 2020 session, the General Assembly considered bills related to early childhood education; child welfare investigations; appropriating federal CARES Act funding; and other human services programs.
Release date:
2020-09-15
Subjects:
- Children & Domestic Matters
- Human Services
Summary of Major Legislation
During the 2020 legislative session, the General Assembly considered several measures related to natural resources and the environment, including environmental protection; wildfire prevention and control; land and spe...
Release date:
2020-09-09
Subjects:
- Natural Resources & Environment
Staff Publications
Fiscal Impact Statements for the 2020 statewide ballot measures.
Release date:
2020-09-14
Subjects:
- Elections & Redistricting
- Fiscal Policy & Taxes
- State Revenue & Budget
Staff Publications
Este cuadernillo proporciona información sobre las trece medidas de la balota del 11 de noviembre de 2020 para todo el estado y sobre los jueces que están en la balota y se presentan para retención en su área.
Release date:
2020-09-15
Subjects:
- Elections & Redistricting
Summary of Major Legislation
During the 2020 session, the General Assembly considered bills related to immunizations, food safety, chemical and consumer safety, substance use disorders, and paid sick leave.
Release date:
2020-09-01
Subjects:
- Health Care & Health Insurance
- Public Health
Summary of Major Legislation
During the 2020 legislative session, the General Assembly considered several measures related to telecommunications and information technology, including the Statewide Internet Portal Authority (SIPA), online platform...
Release date:
2020-08-27
Subjects:
- Telecommunications & Information Technology
Summary of Major Legislation
During the 2020 legislative session, the General Assembly considered a variety of issues related to energy, including consumer protection and bill assistance; energy efficiency in new construction; renewable energy; a...
Release date:
2020-08-27
Subjects:
- Energy
- Natural Resources & Environment
Final/Annual Reports
Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Colorado Youth Advisory Council Review Committee.
Release date:
2020-01-06
Subjects:
- Children & Domestic Matters
- General Assembly
Final/Annual Reports
Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Treatment of Persons With Mental Health Disorders in the Criminal Justice System Committee.
Release date:
2020-01-06
Subjects:
- Courts & Judicial
- Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
- General Assembly
- Human Services
Final/Annual Reports
Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Tax Expenditure Evaluation Interim Study Committee.
Release date:
2020-01-06
Subjects:
- Fiscal Policy & Taxes
- General Assembly
Final/Annual Reports
Final report to the Colorado General Assembly by the School Safety Committee. This committee was created by a resolution adopted by the Executive Committee of the Legislative Council during the 2019 legislative interi...
Release date:
2020-01-02
Subjects:
- Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
- General Assembly
Budget Related Publications
Focus Colorado presents forecasts for the economy and state government revenue through FY 2019-20. Implications of the forecast for the state's General Fund budget and spending limit are described in the report's high...
Release date:
2019-12-19
Subjects:
- Fiscal Policy & Taxes
- State Revenue & Budget
This issue brief provides an overview of federal and state laws related to gender pay equity and a summary of past legislative efforts by the Colorado General Assembly on the topic.
Release date:
2024-10-31
Subjects:
- Business & Economic Development
- Labor & Employment
This issue brief discusses the history of blockchain technology, its current and future applications, and recently proposed Colorado legislation related to this technology.
Release date:
2019-09-30
Subjects:
- Financial Services & Commerce
- Telecommunications & Information Technology
Staff Publications
Three bills that were enacted during the 2019 legislative session significantly affected the financing of public schools in Colorado:
Senate Bill 19-246 amended the Public School Finance Act of 1994 to provide fundin...
Release date:
2019-09-23
Subjects:
- Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
Transportation infrastructure in the United States is primarily funded through motor fuel (gas) taxes. Facing declining future revenues and increased construction costs, some states have begun to experiment with a new...
Release date:
2019-09-23
Subjects:
- Fiscal Policy & Taxes
- State Revenue & Budget
- Transportation & Motor Vehicles
Reading competency is pivotal to the academic development of Colorado’s students. State law targets the early elementary grades as the essential time and location for developing the reading skills necessary for succe...
Release date:
2019-09-19
Subjects:
- Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
