Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Education Budget Outlook Slide Deck

Subjects

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

State Revenue & Budget

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

02/09/2017

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 requirements

Where are we going?

Slower revenue growth
Greater pressure on expenditures

Download

Tax Expenditure Evaluation

Fraternal Society Exemption

Report No. 2023-TE17

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

11/30/2023

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Insurance

Tax Expenditure Evaluation

Contaminated Land Redevelopment Credit

Report No. 2023-TE15

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

11/30/2023

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Natural Resources & Environment

State Government

Tax Expenditure Evaluation

Credit for Unsalable Alcohol

Report No. 2023-TE16

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

11/30/2023

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana

Staff Publications

Funding Mechanisms and Fiscal Notes

This memorandum is intended for use by policymakers, legislative drafters, and budget analysts to understand the different funding mechanisms that may be used in legislation. It describes how different funding mechanisms in legislation impact the state budget and how they are shown in fiscal...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/07/2023

Subjects:

General Assembly

State Revenue & Budget

Staff Publications

Effective Severance Tax Rates on Oil and Gas

This memorandum provides information concerning Colorado’s severance tax structure and estimated effective severance tax rates, along with a comparison of effective rates for eight other western oil and gas producing states from 2017 to 2021.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/26/2023

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Natural Resources & Environment

Staff Publications

Dynamic Modeling

A dynamic model attempts to quantify the downstream effects of a policy change throughout the economy. Legislative Council Staff (LCS) does not conduct dynamic modeling, which means that fiscal notes and other analyses are limited to the scope of legislation’s direct impacts and, in some cases,...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/10/2023

Subject:

State Revenue & Budget

Staff Publications

Financing Public Schools FY 2023-24

This memorandum summarizes the primary funding changes for school finance that were enacted during the 2023 legislative sessions.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/03/2023

Subjects:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

State Revenue & Budget

Issue Briefs

New to Colorado

Colorado’s population reached nearly 5.8 million according to the 2020 census, a 14.8 percent increase from 2010. For those joining the influx of new people moving to the Centennial State, this issue brief outlines best practices for establishing residency, applying for state...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/03/2023

Subjects:

General Assembly

State Government

State Revenue & Budget

Staff Publications

Financing Public Schools for FY 2023-24

This memorandum summarizes the primary funding changes for school finance that were enacted during the 2023 legislative sessions.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/03/2023

Subjects:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

State Revenue & Budget

Budget Related Publications

Forecast September 2023

Focus Colorado presents forecasts for the economy and state government revenue through FY 2024-25. 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,...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/20/2023

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

State Revenue & Budget

Related Publications

Pages

Colorado General Assembly