Meeting Minutes - Committee on Legal Services - 20170203
Impact of Final Residential Assessment Rate Study on Local Share
The final Residential Assessment Rate Study released by the Division of Property Taxation on April 17, 2017 estimates a residential assessment rate of 7.20 percent for 2017 and 2018. The General Assembly must pass a bill before this rate becomes law. Compared with the baseline forecast which...
Health Care Resource Book (2020)
The Legislative Council Staff's Health Care Resource Book is intended to serve as a reference guide for information on some of Colorado's major health care issues and programs. The book is divided into two sections.
The first section covers health care spending; private health insurance...
Rule Review Memorandum re: 4 CCR 732-1 (LLS Docket No. 120310; SOS Tracking No. 2012-00318)
March 8, 2013
MEMORANDUM
TO: Committee on Legal Services
FROM: Chuck Brackney, Office of Legislative Legal Services
RE: Rules of the State Physical Therapy Board, Department of Regulatory Agencies, concerning physical therapists, 4 CCR 732-1 (LLS...
Rule Review Memorandum re: 3 CCR 701 (LLS Docket No. 130070; SOS Tracking No. 2012-01055)
MEMORANDUM
TO: Committee on Legal Services
FROM: Chuck Brackney, Office of Legislative Legal Services
DATE: December 27, 2012
RE: Rules of the Colorado State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Division of Professions and Occupations, Department of...
Memorandum: Selection and appointment of Director of the Office of Legislative Legal Services
MEMORANDUM
TO: Executive Committee of the Legislative Council & Committee on Legal Services
FROM: Dan Cartin
DATE: May 30, 2017
SUBJECT: Selection and appointment of Director of the Office of Legislative Legal Services
COLS-director-appointment-memo-...
Meeting Agenda - Statutory Revision Committee - 20170627
2017 Digest of Bills
The Office of Legislative Legal Services prepares the Digest of Bills and Concurrent Resolutions as required under section 2-3-504, C.R.S. The Digest consists of summaries of all bills and concurrent resolutions enacted by the Seventy-first General Assembly at its First Regular Session ending...
Meeting Agenda - Committee on Legal Services - 20170630
Current Status of Title 12 Articles
Title 12 Recodification Study working document
Charge and Membership of the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee and Task Force
This memorandum provides an overview of the 2017 membership of the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee, the origin and charge of the committee, bill request deadlines and procedures, and information regarding committee staff and the committee website. Information is...
Legislative History of County Courthouse Funding
This memorandum provides a legislative history of county courthouse funding in Colorado. Specifically, this memorandum provides information on:
- the origins of county courthouse funding laws;
- notable legal decisions regarding county courthouse funding;
- county ...
Charge and Membership of the County Courthouse and County Jail Funding and Overcrowding Solutions Interim Study Committee
This memorandum provides an overview of the County Courthouse and County Jail Funding and Overcrowding Solutions Interim Study Committee, including the charge of the committee, the committee membership, the bill limits, the bill request deadlines applicable to the committee, and information...
Legislative History of County Courthouse Funding
This memorandum provides a legislative history of county courthouse funding in Colorado. Specifically, this memorandum provides information on:
- the origins of county courthouse funding laws;
- notable legal decisions regarding county courthouse funding;
- county ...
Overview of County Jails
This memorandum provides an overview of county jails, including their function, population served, cost per day, and relationship with the state Department of Corrections.
Meeting Minutes - Committee on Legal Services - 20170407
Overview of Capital Punishment Under State and Federal Law
This memorandum provides information concerning the use of capital punishment in Colorado and across the country. The memorandum provides a brief history of Colorado’s death penalty scheme and information on recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions concerning the constitutionality of the death...
Meeting Agenda - Committee on Legal Services Subcommittee for Executive Director Search - 20170803
2017 Title 12 Comparative Tables
Grandparent and Great-Grandparent Visitation Rights
This memorandum summarizes Colorado law that governs the visitation rights of grandparents and great-grandparents and disputes concerning those rights. The memorandum also summarizes relevant court decisions regarding grandparents' visitation rights. This memorandum is not a legal opinion.
Meeting Agenda - Statutory Revision Committee - 20170821
Overview of Colorado's Sentencing Scheme
This memorandum provides an overview of the sentencing categories in state law for felony and misdemeanor offenses, including special offender sentencing. The memorandum also explains the sentencing scheme for drug offenses and for habitual offenders. There are two appendices that accompany...