Staff Publications

Dynamic Modeling

Subjects

Business & Economic Development

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

General Assembly

State Revenue & Budget

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

01/15/2020

A dynamic model attempts to quantify the downstream effects of a policy change throughout the economy. Legislative Council Staff (LCS) does not conduct dynamic modeling, which means that fiscal notes and other analyses are limited to the scope of legislation’s direct impacts and, in some cases, direct behavioral effects. This memorandum explains the difference between direct, behavioral, and dynamic effects of policy changes and current LCS practices in analyzing these impacts.

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Issue Briefs

High Performance Certification Program (2014)

New construction and substantial renovation of academic buildings and facilities constructed or maintained with state General Fund moneys (hereafter referred to as "state facilities") are required to comply with the High Performance Certification Program (HPCP). The program requires the...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/02/2014

Subject:

State Revenue & Budget

Issue Briefs

Transportation Planning and Funding in Colorado

This issue brief examines the entities and revenue sources used to administer and finance Colorado's transportation system.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/20/2014

Subjects:

State Revenue & Budget

Transportation & Motor Vehicles

Issue Briefs

Capital Construction and the Role of the Capital Development Committee (2014)

The day-to-day expenses of state government are paid through the operating budget in the state's annual budget bill. Expenses related to new construction, renovation, or maintenance of the state's capital assets are paid through the capital budget. This issue brief outlines the types of projects...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/19/2014

Subjects:

Capital Construction

General Assembly

State Government

Issue Briefs

Information Technology Funding and the Role of the Joint Technology Committee (2014)

Information technology (IT) is used by every state agency to make operations more efficient and services more widely available to the citizens of Colorado. Along with other day-to-day expenses of state government, expenses related to IT are paid through the operating budget in the state's annual...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/19/2014

Subjects:

Capital Construction

General Assembly

Telecommunications & Information Technology

Issue Briefs

Disaster Mitigation and Relief Tax Breaks (2014)

In response to natural disasters that have hit Colorado in recent years, the General Assembly has enacted a number of tax breaks aimed at mitigating or relieving the impact of these disasters on taxpayers. Tax breaks can take a number of different forms, such as an income tax deduction,...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/18/2014

Subject:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Issue Briefs

Statutory Transfer to Fund Transportation and Capital Construction (2014)

Senate Bill (SB) 09-228, adopted by the General Assembly during the 2009 legislative session, creates a five-year block of statutory transfers from the General Fund to finance transportation and capital construction projects. This issue brief discusses the state law that specifies the amounts of...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/17/2014

Subjects:

Capital Construction

State Revenue & Budget

Transportation & Motor Vehicles

Issue Briefs

State Taxes on Marijuana (2014)

In 2000, voters approved Amendment 20, allowing the possession and use of medical marijuana in Colorado. In 2012, voters approved Amendment 64, legalizing marijuana for use by adults aged 21 and older. Sales of retail marijuana for adult use began on January 1, 2014.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/31/2014

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana

Issue Briefs

Interim Committee Legislation (2014)

During the summer and fall of 2014, seven interim committees and commissions met to discuss policy issues and draft legislation for consideration by the General Assembly during the upcoming legislative session. As required by legislative rules, the Legislative Council Committee met to review the...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/21/2014

Subjects:

General Assembly

State Government

Staff Publications

Distribution of FY 2013-14 General Fund Surplus

The FY 2013-14 General Fund surplus is estimated at $235.8 million.1 State law requires this surplus to be distributed in the amounts and order shown in Table 1.2 Additionally, the transfer to the Capital Construction Fund is allocated by state law in the order and amounts shown in Table 2.3 Up...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/12/2014

Subject:

State Revenue & Budget

Issue Briefs

State and Local Government as a Proportion of the State Economy (2014)

This issue brief provides information on the relative size of state and local governments, compared with the total state economy. Government expenditures are represented as a percentage of the state's gross domestic product (GDP). In Colorado, stategovernmentexpendituresarebelowthenational...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

08/12/2014

Subjects:

Local Government

State Government

State Revenue & Budget

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