Second Regular Session | 74th General Assembly
Colorado General AssemblyAttached, 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 variety ot topics.
This memorandum provides background information on the structure of the business personal property tax and the estimated fiscal impact of eliminating the tax. The first section of the memorandum describes the business personal property tax base, authorized exemptions, filing procedures, and the...
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 in 2016, and are expected to continue to grow over the next few years. The...
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 the campus, and an explanation of potential Capital Development Committee (CDC)...
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 managed by four state departments and four institutions of higher education....
This issue brief outlines Colorado's efforts to address issues associated with persons with mental illness in the criminal justice system.
Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by Legalized Marijuana Cost-Benefit Analysis Interim Study Committee
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 this committee is to oversee the conservation, use, development, and financing...
Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension Reform Commission
Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by Task Force on 911 Oversight, Outage Reporting, and Reliability
The U.S. Constitution guarantees each citizen the right to a fair trial, which includes the right to be present at the trial, able to understand the nature of the proceedings, and able to participate in his or her defense. Whether the defendant’s mental health impaired his or her ability to...
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Presented to the Joint Education Committee on February 8, 2017.