Legislative Interim Committee On School Finance

The bill creates a legislative interim committee to study school finance issues and make legislative recommendations concerning how to most accurately meet the educational needs of students through the funding of education in Colorado. The interim committee will meet during the 2017 and 2018 legislative interims. The bill specifies issues that the interim committee must study. The interim committee is required to contract with a private entity to assist in the study. The chair and vice-chair of the interim committee may appoint subcommittees to provide technical assistance to the interim committee. The subcommittees may include members of the interim committee and other persons with expertise in school finance.

(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)