Staff Publications

Summary of 2016 School Finance Bill HB16-1422

Subject

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Agency

Published

08/25/2016

House Bill 16-1422 amends the Public School Finance Act of 1994 to provide funding for school districts in FY 2016-17. The bill was signed by the Governor on June 10, 2016, and became effective on that date. House Bill 16-1405, the "Long Bill," appropriates most of the state aid distributed to school districts. The following summarizes the primary funding changes contained in these bills.

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Issue Briefs

The Colorado READ Act (19-13)

Reading competency is pivotal to the academic development of Colorado’s students. State law targets the early elementary grades as the essential time and location for developing the reading skills necessary for successful academic achievement in later grades. This issue brief provides...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/19/2019

Subject:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Final/Annual Reports

Early Childhood and School Readiness Commission 2018 Final Report

Final report to the General Assembly of 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 order to improve the state’s early childhood policies.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

06/18/2019

Subjects:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

General Assembly

Staff Publications

Impact of Final Residential Assessment Rate on Local Share

The final Residential Assessment Rate (RAR) Study released by the Division of Property Taxation (DPT) on April10, 2019,estimates anRARof 7.15 percent for property tax years 2019 and 2020. The General Assembly would have to pass a bill for this rate to become law. The anticipated assessed...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

04/12/2019

Subjects:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Local Government

State Revenue & Budget

Budget Related Publications

State Education Fund Report (2019)

Pursuant to Section 22-55-104 C.R.S., Legislative Council Staff, in consultation with the State Auditor, the State Treasurer, the Department of Education, the Office of State Planning and Budgeting, and the Joint Budget Committee, is required to conduct a review of the model used to forecast...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

02/01/2019

Subject:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Tax Expenditure Evaluation

Child Care Expense Credit & Low-Income Child Care Expense Credit

Report No. 2019-TE5

Note: A more recent evaluation was issued in December 2023. Click HERE to access the December 2023 report.

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

01/16/2019

Subjects:

Children & Domestic Matters

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of School Finance Legislation (2019)

During the 2018 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to public school funding in Colorado. Specifically, the legislature considered bills pertaining to kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12) school funding, tax credits and deductions, grant programs, school...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/10/2019

Subjects:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

General Assembly

State Revenue & Budget

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of K-12 Education Legislation (2019)

During the 2018 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12) education in Colorado. Specifically, the legislature considered bills pertaining to early childhood education, school safety, workforce readiness programs in schools...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/10/2019

Subjects:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

General Assembly

Final/Annual Reports

Interim Committee on School Finance Final Report

The Legislative Interim Committee on School Finance was created to study issues related to school funding and to consider alternative school finance funding formulas during the 2017 and 2018 interims.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/08/2019

Subjects:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

General Assembly

Final/Annual Reports

2018 School Start Time Interim Study Committee Final Report

Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the School Start Time Interim Study Committee.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/17/2018

Subjects:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

General Assembly

Final/Annual Reports

Early Childhood and School Readiness Final Report

The Early Childhood and School Readiness Legislative Commission was created pursuant to Section 26-6.5-203, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of this commission is to study issues related to early childhood and school readiness in order to improve the state’s early childhood policies.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/06/2018

Subjects:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

General Assembly

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