Staff Publications
MEMORANDUM
TO: Committee on Legal Services
FROM: Richard Sweetman, Office of Legislative Legal Services
DATE: November 9, 2016
SUBJECT: Rules of the State Board of Human Services, Department of Human Services, concern...
Publishing agency:
Office of Legislative Legal Services
Release date:
2016-11-08
Staff Publications
This memorandum provides an overview of Colorado campaign finance and disclosure requirements for political office candidates. Specifically, this memorandum provides information on:
candidacy and candidate affidavit...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2016-11-07
Subjects:
- Elections & Redistricting
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, sa...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2016-11-07
Subjects:
- Human Services
- Local Government
Staff Publications
Section 14-10-115 (5)(a)(I)(D), (5)(a)(I)(O), (5)(a)(I)(W), (6)(b)(I), (7)(a)(II)(B), (7)(a)(II)(C), (7)(a)(II)(D), (7)(b), and (16), C.R.S., were amended in 2013 by HB13-1058, effective January 1, 2014. These version...
Publishing agency:
Office of Legislative Legal Services
Release date:
2016-11-02
Staff Publications
Section 14-10-114, C.R.S., was amended in 2013 by HB13-1058, effective January 1, 2014. This version of section 14-10-114, C.R.S., was effective until January 1, 2014.
Publishing agency:
Office of Legislative Legal Services
Release date:
2016-11-02
Report #:
1667S
Release date:
2016-11-01
Health insurance is a method of paying for health care services that spreads the risk and costs across a group of covered persons. In exchange for premiums and other cost-sharing mechanisms, such as deductibles and co...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2016-11-01
Subjects:
- Health Care & Health Insurance
- Insurance
Unemployment insurance (UI) provides temporary, partial wage replacement to workers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own. The state program is administered by the Division of Employment and Training ...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2016-10-31
Subjects:
- Business & Economic Development
- Labor & Employment
Staff Publications
State-supported institutions of higher education rely on tuition revenue and public funding to pay for operating expenses. State funding for higher education is provided to the institutions based partly on each insti...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2016-10-30
Respite care provides temporary relief to a caregiver from the physical and emotional impacts of caring for a person with special needs who is unable or needs assistance to care for himself or herself. It can be provi...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2016-10-25
Subjects:
- Health Care & Health Insurance
- Human Services
Final/Annual Reports
Final report of the Capital Development Committee for FY 2015-16.
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2016-10-25
Subjects:
- Capital Construction
- State Government
- State Revenue & Budget
Final/Annual Reports
Submitted herewith to the Colorado General Assembly is the final report of the Water Resources Review Committee. This committee was created pursuant to Article 98 of Title 37, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2016-10-24
Staff Publications
This memorandum responds to your request for information on school discipline policies. Specifically, you were contacted by a constituent expressing concern about several incidents at her granddaughter’s elementary s...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2016-10-23
Subjects:
- Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
Budget Related Publications
Publishing agency:
Joint Budget Committee Staff
Release date:
2016-10-20
Personally identifiable information (PII) is information that can be used to trace or identify an individual. In Colorado K-12 education, the term refers to student data collected and retained by public schools and sc...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2016-10-19
Subjects:
- Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
Staff Publications
Publishing agency:
Office of Legislative Legal Services
Release date:
2016-10-10
Staff Publications
Publishing agency:
Office of Legislative Legal Services
Release date:
2016-10-05
Report #:
1550P
Release date:
2016-10-01
Subjects:
- Financial Services & Commerce
The Division of Youth Corrections could improve its management and documentation of procedures to help ensure youth and staff safety at all secure facilities. This includes the need to strengthen controls over seclusion, staff-directed timeo...
Report #:
1557P
Release date:
2016-10-01
Subjects:
- Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
- Human Services
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Table 1 shows the availability of the historic property preservation income tax credit and the cleanroom machinery sales and use tax exemption, each of which is available only when the Legislative Council Staff foreca...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2016-09-29
Subjects:
- Business & Economic Development
- Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Staff Publications
Publishing agency:
Office of Legislative Legal Services
Release date:
2016-09-21
Staff Publications
The Public Benefits and Services Resource Manual is intended to serve as a reference guide for information on some of the state’s programs that provide direct benefits or services to members of the public. The manual ...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2016-09-21
Subjects:
- Human Services
- Health Care & Health Insurance
- Housing
- Children & Domestic Matters
Budget Related Publications
Focus Colorado presents forecasts for the economy and state government revenue through FY 2018-19. Implications of the forecast for the state's General Fund budget and spending limit are described in the report's high...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2016-09-19
Subjects:
- Fiscal Policy & Taxes
- State Revenue & Budget
Colorado law provides distinct roles for the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) and the State Board of Education (state board) in overseeing charter schools. Colorado's charter schools are authorized through a loc...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2016-09-19
Subjects:
- Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Economic Outlook for the U.S. and Colorado
The ongoing expansion in the U.S. economy is fueld by consumer contributions.
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2016-09-19
Subjects:
- Fiscal Policy & Taxes
- State Revenue & Budget