Forecast December 2019

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...

Early Childhood and School Readiness 2019 Final Report

Final report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Early Childhood and School Readiness Legislative Commission. The purpose of this commission is to study issues related to early childhood and school readiness in or...

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 programs; the ability of local governme...

Colorado's Human Services Delivery Structure

This memorandum provides a brief overview of the human services delivery structure in Colorado, which is primarily state-supervised and county-delivered.  This includes an overview of the offices, divisions, and board...

2019 Energy Legislation Review Interim Study Committee Final Report

Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Energy Legislation Review Interim Study Committee.

2019 Pension Review Commision Final Report

Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Pension Review Commission.

Statewide Health Review Committee 2019 Final Report

Final report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Statewide Health Care Review Committee. The purpose of this committee is to study health care issues that affect Colorado residents throughout the state.

Summary of Courts and Judicial Legislation (2017)

During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to judicial performance, state and local court administration, court proceedings involving juveniles, evidence and court procedures...

2018 Conference Committee Bill Versions

The bills linked on this page are the unproofed and unofficial versions of bills that went to conference committee. 

Meeting Agenda - Committee on Legal Services - 20180508

Meeting Agenda - Committee on Legal Services - 20180503

Financing of Public Schools for Fiscal Year 2017-18

Senate Bill 17-296 amends the Public School Finance Act of 1994 to provide funding for school districts in FY 2017-18. The bill was signed by the Governor on June 2, 2017, and became effective on that date. Senate Bil...

Summary of 2018 School Finance Bill HB18-1379

Introduced House Bill 18-1379

Committee Room Policy

Welcome to the Colorado Capitol Building and the committee meetings of the Senate and House of Representatives. We thank you for your interest and participation in this public process.  Please contact the sergeant-at-...

State Employee Payroll Schedule

This memorandum addresses questions around recent announcements and consideration of changes to the state employee payroll schedule.  Legislative Council Staff has received inquiries regarding the timing and amount of...

Legislative Workplace Study

General Assembly 2.0 - A Transformational Approach To Legislative Workplace Culture Analysis And Evaluation Of The Colorado General Assembly's Culture, Policies And Procedures As They Relate To Workplace Harassment

Cost of Living Study Memo with Table (2018)

Legislative Council Staff conducts a study of the cost of living in each school district every two years to update the cost-of-living factors used in the state's school finance funding formula as required by state law...

2017 Cost of Living Study - Pacey Economics (2018)

2017 Colorado School District Cost of Living Analysis

Virtual Currency and Blockchain Technology (18-05)

Rising use and acceptance of virtual currencies and the technology that underpins them are increasingly presenting unique issues for state lawmakers and regulators.  This issue brief describes virtual currencies such ...

2018 Revisor's Changes (Gray Book)

Meeting Agenda - Committee on Legal Services - 20180405

Memorandum - Proposed pilot project for a consolidated motion on uncontested incorporation by reference rule issues - 20180329

2018 Capital Construction Projects Included in Introduced Long Bill

This memorandum summarizes the capital construction, controlled maintenance, and capital information technology (IT) project recommendations made by the Capital Development Committee and the Joint Technology Committee...

FY 2018-19 Budget Package and Long Bill Narrative

The Long Bill Narrative, which is the annual appropriations act, is prepared by staff to explain funding decisions recommended by the JBC to the rest of the General Assembly.  This document is a companion document to ...

FY 2018-19 Capital Budget Recommendations, Capital Development Committee