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Issue Briefs

Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) Program (18-08)

Subjects

Capital Construction

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

08/16/2018

During the 2008 session, the General Assembly enacted House Bill 08-1335, the Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) act. The act replaced existing law concerning state financial assistance for public school capital construction and established a grant program in order to accelerate funding for K-12 capital construction. This issue brief discusses the origins and administration of the BEST program and funding for BEST projects.

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Staff Publications

Impact of Final Residential Assessment Rate on Local Share

The final Residential Assessment Rate (RAR) Study released by the Division of Property Taxation (DPT) on April10, 2019,estimates anRARof 7.15 percent for property tax years 2019 and 2020. The General Assembly would have to pass a bill for this rate to become law. The anticipated assessed...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

04/12/2019

Subjects:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Local Government

State Revenue & Budget

Budget Related Publications

State Education Fund Report (2019)

Pursuant to Section 22-55-104 C.R.S., Legislative Council Staff, in consultation with the State Auditor, the State Treasurer, the Department of Education, the Office of State Planning and Budgeting, and the Joint Budget Committee, is required to conduct a review of the model used to forecast...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

02/01/2019

Subject:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Staff Publications

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.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/29/2019

Subjects:

Capital Construction

Human Services

Public Health

Issue Briefs

State Procurement and Contracting (2019 Update)

The purchase of goods and services by most executive branch agencies in Colorado is generally governed by the state procurement code and rules (code and rules). The code and rules are designed to ensure the fair treatment of people seeking to do business with the state, to foster broad-based...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/16/2019

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Capital Construction

State Government

Tax Expenditure Evaluation

Child Care Expense Credit & Low-Income Child Care Expense Credit

Report No. 2019-TE5

Note: A more recent evaluation was issued in December 2023. Click HERE to access the December 2023 report.

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

01/16/2019

Subjects:

Children & Domestic Matters

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Summary of Major Legislation

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 grade (K-12) school funding, tax credits and deductions, grant programs, school...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/10/2019

Subjects:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

General Assembly

State Revenue & Budget

Summary of Major Legislation

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 early childhood education, school safety, workforce readiness programs in schools...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/10/2019

Subjects:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

General Assembly

Final/Annual Reports

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 maintenance appropriations during the 2018 session. A five-year history and three-...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/08/2019

Subjects:

Capital Construction

General Assembly

State Revenue & Budget

Final/Annual Reports

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.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/08/2019

Subjects:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

General Assembly

Final/Annual Reports

2018 School Start Time Interim Study Committee Final Report

Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the School Start Time Interim Study Committee.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/17/2018

Subjects:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

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