First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General AssemblyReport No. 2020-TE7
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Public K-12 eduction in Colorado is financed in part by local governments and in part by state government. The school finance formula establishes a statewide total funding level. The difference between this amount and the local share determines the state’s obligation to school finance. The...
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its August 22, 2017, meeting.
The federal and state governments each provide tax incentives for landowners who designate their land as a conservation easement, foregoing certain use rights in order to preserve the land in perpetuity. This memorandum provides information on federal and state conservation easement tax...
Senate Bill 17-267, enacted during the 2017 legislative session, changes many aspects of fiscal policy for the state. This issue brief summarizes the bill’s principal components.
In Colorado, sales taxes are imposed by the state government, counties, municipalities, and special districts. Overlapping boundaries create 754 unique tax jurisdictions, many with different tax bases, rates, and administrators. This issue brief summarizes information on how local...
This document accompanied the Legislative Council Staff presentation of the June 2017 economic and revenue forecast.
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 highlights and executive summary sections. The report is based on current law,...
The purchase of goods and services by most executive branch agencies in Colorado is generally governed by the state procurement code and rules (code and rules). The code and rules are designed to ensure the fair treatment of people seeking to do business with the state, to foster broad-based...
This issue brief provides an overview of state laws related to insurance guaranty funds. Insurance guaranty funds are designed to avoid excessive delays in payment and financial losses to insurance claimants or policyholders because of the insolvency of an insurer.
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...
The effective date for bills enacted without a safety clause is August 6, 2025, if the General Assembly adjourns sine die on May 7, 2025 (unless otherwise specified). Details
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