Forecast March 2015

Focus Colorado presents forecasts for the economy and state government revenue through FY 2016-17. Implications of the forecast for the state's General Fund budget and spending limit are described in the report's high...

Glossary of Legislative Terms (2015)

Glossary of Legislative Terms

Committee on Legal Services Policy for Requests to Review a Rule Out of Cycle

Meeting Agenda - Committee on Legal Services - 20150306

2015 Overview of the State Education Fund and K-12 Public School Funding

Overview of the State Education Fund and K-12 Public School Funding Joint Education Committee

2015 State Education Fund Report

The forecast for the State Education Fund and the level of General Fund appropriations needed to pay for school finance have changed from when the General Assembly adjourned in May 2014. Property values are expected t...

CY 2015 FY 2014-15 Supplemental Narrative

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2015 Colorado Public School Accountability Handbook

The General Assembly is required by the Colorado Constitution to establish and maintain a thorough and uniform system of free public schools, where any person between the ages of 6 and 21 may be educated. At the same ...

Income Tax Checkoffs (2015)

Colorado's individual income tax form allows a taxpayer to make a voluntary contribution to any one of 15 funds, each of which benefits a program or charitable organization (organization). This issue brief provides in...

FY 2015-16 Staff Budget Briefing Summary

Higher Education Accreditation (2015)

Accreditation refers to an external review process used to analyze colleges, universities, and other educational programs for academic quality and accountability. For institutions and programs of higher education in t...

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Colorado Commission on Uniform State Laws Annual Report 2015

I. PREAMBLE II. HISTORY OF THE UNIFORM LAW COMMISSION III. THE OPERATION OF THE ULC IV. ACTIVITIES OF THE COLORADO COMMISSIONERS V. A SUMMARY OF NEW ACTS VI. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ENACTMENT AND FOR OTHER ACTION VII. ENA...

2014 Wildfire Matters Review Committee Final Report

Pursuant to Senate Bill 13-082. The purpose of this committee is to review and propose legislation or other policy changes related to wildfire prevention, mitigation, and related matters, including public safety and f...

2014 Transportation Legislation Review Committee Final Report

Pursuant to Section 43-2-145, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of this committee is to give guidance and direction to the state Department of Transportation in the development of the state transportation system,...

2014 Use of Marijuana Sales Tax Revenues Interim Study Committee Final Report

Pursuant to Interim Committee Letter 2014-6. The purpose of this committee is to evaluate and make recommendations regarding appropriate uses of sales tax revenue generated by recreational marijuana sales in Colorado. 

2014 Legislative Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Committee Final Report

Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Legislative Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Committee.

2014 Legislative Health Benefit Exchange Implementation Review Committee Final Report

Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Legislative Health Benefit Exchange Implementation Review Committee.

2014 Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension Reform Commission Final Report

Pursuant to Section 31-31-1001, C.R.S. The purpose of the committee is to study and develop proposed legislation relating to funding of police officers' and firefighters' pensions in this state and the benefit designs...

2014 Early Childhood and School Readiness Legislative Commission Final Report

Pursuant to Section 26-6.5-203, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of this commission is to study issues related to early childhood and school readiness in order to improve the state’s early childhood policies.

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Data Privacy in Colorado (2014)

Data breaches are becoming increasingly common and bring uncertainty for private citizens. According to the Federal Trade Commission, identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in the United States. Data brea...

Charge of the Joint Technology Committee (2014)

This memorandum provides information about the charge of the Joint Technology Committee, as established by House Bill 13-1079 and amended by House Bill 14-1395. It discusses the formation, membership, and meetings of ...

Colorado's K-12 Achievement Gaps (2014)

State law defines "achievement gap" as the difference in academic achievement attained by student groups on the statewide assessments and "growth gap" as the differences among student groups in the rates of academic g...