Background on the Sale of the Grand Junction Regional Center Campus

This memorandum provides a brief overview of the timeline of events related to the recommended closure of the Grand Junction Regional Center (GJRC) campus.

Statutes of Limitations for Criminal Offenses (18-18)

A statute of limitations is a law that specifies the maximum length of time allowed for a victim or prosecutor to initiate legal proceedings.  Such a statute may apply in either criminal or civil cases. This issue bri...

Post-Conviction Sex Offender Polygraph Testing for Adult Sex Offenders

This memorandum provides an overview of how post-conviction sex offender polygraph testing (PCSOT) is used for adult sex offenders in Colorado, as well as in other states.  It also includes a summary of current resear...

Transportation Network Companies (18-17)

In June 2014, Colorado became the first state to enact a law regulating on-demand transportation network companies (TNCs).  Since then, 49 other states and the District of Columbia have established regulatory framewor...

2018 Pension Review Commission Final Report

Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Pension Review Commission.  This commission was created pursuant to Article 51.1 of Title 24, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of the commission is to study a...

2018 Transportation Legislation Review Committee Final Report

Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Transportation Legislation Review Committee.

State Regulation of Passenger Carrier Services, Taxis, and Transportation Network Companies

This memorandum summarizes the Public Utilities Commission's (PUC’s) authority to regulate passenger carrier services, taxis, and transportation network companies (TNCs).  Specifically, this memorandum discusses PUC r...

Sales and Use Tax Simplification Task Force Final Report

Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Sales and Use Tax Simplification Task Force.  

School Finance and the Constitution

The financing of K-12 public education in Colorado over the past three decades has been affected by three constitutional amendments: the Gallagher Amendment, the TABOR Amendment, and Amendment 23.  Combined with the r...

Capital Construction and the Role of the Capital Development Committee (18-16)

This issue brief outlines the types of projects and expenses defined as capital construction, the role of the Capital Development Committee (CDC) in overseeing the approval and implementation of capital projects, and ...

Early Childhood and School Readiness Final Report

The Early Childhood and School Readiness Legislative Commission was created pursuant to Section 26-6.5-203, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of this commission is to study issues related to early childhood and s...

Summary of Elections & Redistricting Legislation (2018)

During the 2018 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to a variety of elections topics, including campaign finance, local elections, redistricting, and voter registration and voting.

The TABOR Revenue Limit

The Colorado Constitution limits the amount of revenue, from most sources, that the state government and local governments are permitted to retain and spend or save.  Revenue collected in excess of the constitutional ...

Autonomous Vehicles (17-15)

In October 2016, while Coloradans were sleeping, a self-driving semi‑trailer drove 51,744 cans of Budweiser beer from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs down Interstate 25.   With the rise of investment in and the use o...

Emergency Mental Health Holds (18-21)

This issue brief addresses Colorado’s emergency mental health hold procedure, which allows for an individual to be involuntarily held for a 72‑hour period of treatment and evaluation if he or she appears to have a men...

General Fund Contributions to Transportation, FY 1979-80 to FY 2017-18

Vehicle Tailpipe Emissions Standards

This memorandum discusses tailpipe vehicle emission standards in the United States and the current regulations for light-duty vehicles. 

Authorization of Sports Betting (18-19)

In May 2018, the U.S.  Supreme Court found in Murphy v.  National Collegiate Athletic Association that the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (1992) violated the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constit...

Overview of the Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association and Changes Made by Senate Bill 18-200

This memorandum provides an overview of the Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association (PERA) and the changes made to PERA by Senate Bill 18‑200.

Overview of Community Corrections (19-03)

Community corrections programs serve as an alternative to prison or as a transition for individuals in prison to reenter society.  This issue brief provides a general overview of community corrections.

2018 Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning the Treatment of Persons with Mental Health Disorders in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems Final Report

Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning the Treatment of Persons with Mental Health Disorders in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems.

Summary of School Finance Legislation (2019)

During the 2018 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to public school funding in Colorado.  Specifically, the legislature considered bills pertaining to kindergarten through twelfth gr...

Summary of K-12 Education Legislation (2019)

During the 2018 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12) education in Colorado. Specifically, the legislature considered bills pertaining to ea...

2018 Capital Development Committee Final Report

The purpose of the CDC final report is to provide annual and historical information on the capital development process. The 2018 final report provides a complete summary of all capital construction and controlled main...

Interim Committee on School Finance Final Report

The Legislative Interim Committee on School Finance was created to study issues related to school funding and to consider alternative school finance funding formulas during the 2017 and 2018 interims.