Issue Briefs

PERA's Automatic Adjustment Provision (20-09)

Subject

State Government

Agency

Published

03/27/2020

Senate Bill 18-200, Modifications to the Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (PERA) to Eliminate Unfunded Liability, included an automatic adjustment provision (AAP) that triggers when PERA's trusts are not on track to reach full funding within the targeted 30-year period. This issue brief discusses how the provision works and has been used since 2019.

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Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of State Government Legislation (2017)

During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to state agencies and employees, state procurement, the Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association, the General Assembly, the Office of the State Auditor, the Colorado Open Records Act, charitable gaming...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/06/2017

Subject:

State Government

Issue Briefs

State Aid for Low Income Families

This issue brief explains Colorado’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, known as Colorado Works, which provides financial and other assistance. The federally funded program is overseen at the state level by the Department of Human Services and is administered at the county...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/19/2017

Subjects:

Human Services

State Government

Summary of Major Legislation

Capital Construction 2017 Legislation

During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered a number of bills affecting funding for capital construction and the duties of the Capital Development Committee (CDC).

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/30/2017

Subjects:

Capital Construction

State Government

State Revenue & Budget

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of Capital Construction Legislation

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/07/2017

Subjects:

Capital Construction

State Government

Other

State Historical Fund, Courthouse Funding

Presented to the County Courthouse and County Jail Funding and Overcrowding Solutions Interim Study Committee at its July 2017 meeting.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/06/2017

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

State Government

Staff Publications

Colorado Conservation Easement Tax Credit Program

The federal and state governments each provide tax incentives for landowners who designate their land as a conservation easement, foregoing certain use rights in order to preserve the land in perpetuity. This memorandum provides information on federal and state conservation easement tax...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

08/28/2017

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Natural Resources & Environment

State Government

Final/Annual Reports

Capital Development Committee FY 2016-17 Annual Report

The purpose of the CDC final report is to provide annual and historical information on the capital development process. The 2017 final report provides a complete summary of all capital construction and controlled maintenance appropriations during the 2017 session. A five-year history and three...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

08/15/2017

Subjects:

Capital Construction

State Government

State Revenue & Budget

Staff Publications

Legislative History of County Courthouse Funding

This memorandum provides a legislative history of county courthouse funding in Colorado. Specifically, this memorandum provides information on:

the origins of county courthouse funding laws;
notable legal decisions regarding county courthouse funding;
county

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

07/18/2017

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Local Government

State Government

Issue Briefs

Overview of Courthouse Funding (2017)

There are 86 courthouse facilities in Colorado: 71 courthouses and 15 probation offices. This issue brief provides an overview of court and court facility funding. Specifically, information is provided on state, county, and municipal court funding requirements and state supplemental funding...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

07/13/2017

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Local Government

State Government

Final/Annual Reports

Legislative Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Committee, Final Report

The 2016 final report provides a complete summary of all LEPRRC activity in 2016.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

06/20/2017

Subjects:

General Assembly

State Government

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