A video presentation about Colorado property taxes and the Gallagher Amendment.  It is anticipated that the residential assessment rate will be reduced for the first time in 14 years, impacting homeowners and the tax base of every local taxing jurisdiction in the state.

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Where are we?

• 11.5% lower than the formula
• Local share falling or slowing
• State Education Fund close to depleted
• General Fund budget in cutting mode

How did we get here?

• Business cycle, demographic changes, and constitutional
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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...

Presented to the Joint Education Committee on January 25, 2017.

Presented to the Joint Education Committee at is January 25, 2017, meeting.

Presented to the Joint Education Committee at its January 18, 2017, meeting.

Presented to the Joint Finance Committee on January 5, 2017, meeting.

Presented to the Select Committee on Energy and the Environment at its January 19, 2017, meeting.

Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the School Safety and Youth in Crisis Interim Committee.

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,...

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...