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Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2022 Local Government Legislation

Subject

Local Government

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

06/30/2022

During the 2022 legislative session the General Assembly considered legislation related to special districts, local government administration, boards and commissions, funding, and firefighting assistance.

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Department of Local Affairs, 2017 Regulatory Agenda

Presented to the Joint Local Government Committee.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/06/2017

Subject:

Local Government

Other

Department of Local Affairs, FY 2016-17 Performance Plan

Presented to the Joint Local Affairs Committee.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/06/2017

Subject:

Local Government

Other

Department of Local Affairs, FY 2016 Annual Performance Evaluation (March 2016)

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/06/2017

Subject:

Local Government

Issue Briefs

Overview of the Colorado Open Records Act (2016)

The Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) 1 creates a presumption in favor of public access to government documents. This issue brief addresses CORA’s two threshold questions: 1) what is and is not considered a public record; and 2) which public records are exempt from disclosure. It also briefly...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/07/2016

Subjects:

General Assembly

Local Government

State Government

Issue Briefs

Colorado Judges (2016)

Colorado’s state court system is comprised of many different courts, including the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals (COA), and district courts. Colorado law also governs county courts and jurisdiction-specific courts in Denver.1 This issue brief describes the qualification requirements and...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/29/2016

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Local Government

State Government

Issue Briefs

Overview of Courthouse Funding (2016)

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:

11/29/2016

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Local Government

State Government

Final/Annual Reports

Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension Reform Commission Final Report

Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension Reform Commission

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/10/2016

Subjects:

Financial Services & Commerce

Local Government

Issue Briefs

Colorado's Adult Protective System (2016)

Colorado's Adult Protective Services (APS) system, first established in 1983, protects at-risk adults who, because of mental or physical ability, are unable to obtain services or otherwise protect their own health, safety, and welfare. In response to greater awareness of at-risk populations,...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/08/2016

Subjects:

Human Services

Local Government

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.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/03/2016

Subjects:

Local Government

Business & Economic Development

Issue Briefs

Colorado's Enterprise Zone Program (2016)

Colorado’s Enterprise Zone Program was created by the General Assembly in 1986. The program provides state income tax credits to business and individuals for investing in economically distressed areas of the state in an effort to encourage economic development. This issue brief describes the...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/01/2016

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Local Government

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