Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2021 K-12 Education Legislation

Subject

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Agency

Published

04/11/2022

During the 2021 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to K-12 education, including teacher pay, recruitment, and retention; early childhood education; COVID-19 response and recovery; school health policies; curriculum and content standards; and administration, governance, and reporting requirements.

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Staff Publications

Financing Public Schools FY 2018-2019

House Bill 18-1379 amends the Public School Finance Act of 1994 to provide funding for school districts in FY 2018‑19. The bill was signed by the Governor on May 24, 2018, and became effective on that date. House Bill 18-1322, the "Long Bill," appropriates most of the state aid distributed to...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

08/22/2018

Subject:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Issue Briefs

Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) Program (18-08)

During the 2008 session, the General Assembly enacted House Bill 08-1335, the Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) act. The act replaced existing law concerning state financial assistance for public school capital construction and established a grant program in order to accelerate funding for...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

08/16/2018

Subjects:

Capital Construction

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Budget Related Publications

Summary of 2018 School Finance Bill HB18-1379

Introduced House Bill 18-1379

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

04/20/2018

Subject:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Staff Publications

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. The first study was conducted in 1993, and a study has been...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

04/04/2018

Subject:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Other

2017 Cost of Living Study - Pacey Economics (2018)

2017 Colorado School District Cost of Living Analysis

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

04/04/2018

Subject:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Staff Publications

State Education Fund Report (2018)

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:

02/02/2018

Subject:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Issue Briefs

The Impact of Tax Increment Financing on School Finance

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...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

08/29/2017

Subjects:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Staff Publications

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 Bill 17-254, the "Long Bill," appropriates most of the state aid distributed to...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

08/10/2017

Subject:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Staff Publications

School Finance Funding Change Year-Over-Year FY 2017-18 With Constant Negative Factor as Reflected in Rerevised SB 17-296 vs. FY 2016-17

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

05/11/2017

Subject:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Staff Publications

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...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

04/18/2017

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

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