Setting the Rate the Department of Corrections Pays Jails, JBC Memo

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

September 2017 Economic and Revenue Outlook Presentation

This document accompanied the Legislative Council Staff presentation of the September 2017 economic and revenue forecast.

Forecast September 2017

Focus Colorado presents forecasts for the economy and state government revenue through FY 2019-20. Implications of the forecast for the state's General Fund budget and spending limit are described in the report's high...

2016 Revisor's Changes (Gray Book)

2017 Revisor's Changes (Gray Book)

Meeting Agenda - Statutory Revision Committee - 20170303

Capital Development Committee, Additional Information on Vacant Buildings

Evaluating Tax Expenditure Legislation

This memorandum provides information intended to aid in the evaluation of legislation that would create a new or alter an existing tax expenditure. State law defines a tax expenditure as a “tax provision that provides...

Capital Development Committee FY 2017-18 Long Bill Recommendations

School Finance Impacts of Senate Bill 17-119

Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws

Recent federal policy changes have increased public awareness of asset forfeiture, a  process  through  which  a  law  enforcement agency can seize property that may have been involved  in  a  criminal  action.  

Juvenile Justice Systems in Colorado

This issue brief provides an overview of how the justice system treats juveniles found guilty of a crime in Colorado.  It discusses juvenile problem solving courts; detention and commitment; the facilities where juven...

The Attorney-client Relationship and Legislative Lawyers: The State Legislature as Organizational Client

Published with permission of the American Society of Legislative Clerks and Secretaries. Originally published in the Journal of the American Society of Legislative Clerks and Secretaries, Volume 2, Number 1 (Spring 19...

2016 Final Report, Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning the Treatment of Persons with Mental Illness in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems

Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Oversight Committee on Mental Illness in the Criminal Justice System.

Senate Term Limits

Term Limit Information for Members of the Colorado State Senate.

House Term Limits

Term Limit Information for Members of the Colorado House of Representatives

FY 2017-18 Capital Budget Requests Summary List

Rental Vehicle Loss of Use Laws

This memorandum provides an overview of the recovery of damages for loss of use by rental vehicle companies and various state laws that prohibit or limit the recovery of these damages.

Department of Education State Assessment

Presented to the Joint Education Committee on February 8, 2017.

FY 2017-18 Level 2 Controlled Maintenance Projects

FY 2017-18 Level 1 Controlled Maintenance Projects

Education Budget Outlook Slide Deck

Where are we? 11.5% lower than the formula Local share falling or slowing State Education Fund close to depleted General Fund budget in cutting mode How did we get here? Business cycle, demographic changes, and con...

Meeting Minutes - Committee on Legal Services - 20170119

Statutory Revision Committee Supplemental Report 20170207

Subject Index of Introduced Bills 2017