Issue Briefs
Urban Renewal in Colorado (2016)
Urban renewal provides a set of tools available to local governments to combat slum and blight conditions. This issue brief highlights urban renewal laws and financing in Colorado.
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Staff Publications
History of Senior Property Tax Exemption
The senior homestead property tax exemption became available beginning in property tax year 2002, following voter approval of Referendum A in the 2000 General Election. The number of seniors claiming the exemption has grown over time, from 123,326 qualifying seniors in tax year 2002, to 266,538...
Budget Related Publications
Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Payment Forecast (2016)
Colorado receives annual payments from tobacco manufacturers as part of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. In April 2015, the state received $88.1 million. This memorandum presents the distribution of the received payment from 2015 and forecasts payments and distributions through FY 2017...
01/28/2016
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana
State Revenue & Budget
Staff Publications
School Discipline Policies (2016)
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 school in School District 27J. Please note that because Legislative Council...
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Understanding the State Budget Presentation
Understanding the State Budget: The Big Picture
- Where do our taxes go?
- State Government Revenue
- General Fund Budget
- TABOR Revenue Limit
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Understanding the State Budget Information Paper
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 policy priorities, caseload pressures, and the health of the state’s economy...
Budget Related Publications
Forecast December 2016
Focus Colorado presents forecasts for the economy and state government revenue through FY 2017-18. Implications of the forecast for the state's General Fund budget and spending limit are described in the report's highlights and executive summary sections. The report is based on current law,...
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Economic Outlook Presentation December 2016
Economic Outlook for the U.S. and Colorado
The ongoing expansion in the U.S. economy is fueld by consumer contributions.
Staff Publications
School Finance Summary Presentation December 2016
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Consumer Price Index - December 2016 Forecast
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX - December 2016 Forecast
Final/Annual Reports
School Safety and Youth in Crisis Interim Committee, 2016 Final Report
Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the School Safety and Youth in Crisis Interim Committee.
Other
Colorado Child Fatality Prevention System Overview Presentation
Presented to the Joint Health Committees on January 9, 2017.
Other
Colorado Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Medicaid Waivers: Children Waivers, 2016 SMART Act Materials, Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
Presented to the Joint Health Committee.
Other
Department of Education SMART Act Presentation
Presented to the Joint Education Committee at its January 10, 2017, meeting.
Other
Colorado's National and Global Position in the Energy Economy, Colorado Energy Coalition
Presented to the Select Committee on Energy and the Environment at its January 19, 2017, meeting.
Other
Department of State Annual Performance Report for Fiscal 2015-16
Presented to the Joint State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee at its December 16, 2016, meeting.
01/19/2017
Business & Economic Development
Elections & Redistricting
State Government
Other
Department of State, SMART Act Performance Plan, FY 2016-17
Presented to the Joint State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee at is December 16, 2016, meeting.
01/19/2017
Business & Economic Development
Elections & Redistricting
State Government
Other
Department of State Strategic Plan Performance Evaluation for Fiscal 2015-16
Presented to the Joint State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee at its December 16, 2016, meeting.
01/19/2017
Business & Economic Development
Elections & Redistricting
State Government
Other
2017 Departmental Regulatory Agenda Office of the Secretary of State
Presented to the State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee at its December 16, 2016, meeting.
01/19/2017
Business & Economic Development
Elections & Redistricting
State Government
Other
Accountability Presentation to the Joint Education Committee
Presented to the Joint Education Committee at its January 18, 2017, meeting.
Other
Public Employees Retirement Association SMART Act Presentation
Presented to the Joint Finance Committee at its January 5, 2017, meeting.
Other
Department of Treasury Performance Plan 2016-2017
Presented to the Joint Finance Committee on January 5, 2017, meeting.
Other
Department of Revenue 2017 Regulatory Agenda
Presented to the Joint Finance Committee at its January 5, 2017, meeting.
01/19/2017
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Gaming, Lottery, & Racing
Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana
State Revenue & Budget
Final/Annual Reports
2016 Interim Committee to Study the Every Student Succeeds Act, Final Report
Submitted herewith is the final report of the Interim Committee to Study the Every Student Succeeds Act. This committee was created pursuant to Legislative Council Executive Committee approval of Interim Committee Letter 2016-6. The purpose of this committee is to study new federal legislation...
Other
Department of Education, Upcoming Standards Review and Revision Process
Presented to the Joint Education Committee on January 25, 2017.