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Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of Local Government Legislation (2019)
Laws passed during the 2019 session related to local government addressed a number of topics. This summary provides an overview of legislation concerning safety, county operations, special districts, property rights, business owners, and emergency service providers.
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...
04/12/2019
Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Local Government
State Revenue & Budget
Issue Briefs
Family and Medical Leave Acts (19-07)
This issue brief provides an overview of federal and state family and medical leave laws, including an overview of state paid family leave programs.
03/11/2019
Health Care & Health Insurance
Labor & Employment
Local Government
Staff Publications
Local Government Handbook (2018)
This handbook is intended to serve as a resource guide on the role and responsibilities of local governments, including counties, municipalities, special districts, and school districts.
Other
2018 Salaries for County Officers
2018 Salaries for the following County Officers (Pursuant to ...
Final/Annual Reports
2017 Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension Reform Commission Final Report
Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension Reform Commission.
Staff Publications
Broadband Internet Service Programs in Colorado
This memorandum provides an overview of broadband internet service programs in Colorado, including the Colorado High Cost Support Mechanism; state grant programs and other state efforts; local governments’ ability to provide broadband; and related recent legislation.
11/22/2017
Business & Economic Development
Local Government
State Government
Telecommunications & Information Technology
Staff Publications
Impacts of Senate Bill 17-267 on Special Districts
This memorandum presents the impact of Senate Bill 17-267 on special districts that previously assessed sales taxes on retail marijuana transactions.
09/26/2017
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana
Local Government
Other
Summit County Prescription Drug Profile
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its August 1, 2017, meeting.
Issue Briefs
Local Government Sales and Use Taxes (17-26)
In Colorado, sales taxes are imposed by the state government, counties, municipalities, and special districts. Overlapping boundaries create 754 unique tax jurisdictions, many with different tax bases, rates, and administrators. This issue brief summarizes information on how local...