Issue Briefs
Medicaid Waiver Programs: Waivers for Children
Colorado currently administers ten Home- and Community-Based Services Medicaid (HCBS) Waivers. This issue brief discusses the four waivers available to children.
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Issue Briefs
Medicaid Waiver Programs: Waivers for Adults
Colorado currently administers ten Home and Community-Based Services Medicaid (HCBS) Waivers. This issue brief discusses the six waivers available to adults.
Staff Publications
Construction Defect Laws and Issues
This memorandum provides information on Colorado's construction defect laws and the various issues surrounding construction defects in Colorado. It also provides data on housing trends in the state and offers a comparative view of construction defect civil laws in Arizona, California, Colorado,...
Final/Annual Reports
2023 Colorado’s Child Welfare System Interim Study Committee Final Report
Submitted herewith is the final report of the Child Welfare System Interim Study Committee. The committee was created pursuant to Interim Committee Request Letter 2023-01. The purpose of this committee is to take a holistic look at Colorado’s child welfare system to address the major factors...
Final/Annual Reports
2023 Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning the Treatment of Persons with Behavioral Health Disorders in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems Final Report
Submitted herewith is the final report of the Legislative Oversight Committee for the Treatment of Persons with Behavioral Health Disorders in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice System. This committee was created pursuant to Article 98 of Title 37, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of this...
01/17/2024
Courts & Judicial
Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
Human Services
Final/Annual Reports
2023 Legislative Oversight Committee on Jail Standards Final Report
Pursuant to House Bill 22-1063, the Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning Colorado Jail Standards (oversight committee) is responsible for overseeing the 22-member Colorado Jail Standards Commission (commission), which was required to recommend standards for the operation of jails in the...
Final/Annual Reports
Colorado Health Insurance Exchange Oversight Committee 2023 Final Report
The committee studies the implementation of Colorado's health exchange. It reviews and approves grants applied for by the exchange's board of directors to implement the exchange, approves the exchange's executive director, and recommends legislation on the operation of the exchange.
Issue Briefs
Victim Compensation and Assistance Funding (2023)
Crime victim support services and programs have been funded by federal and state governments since the 1980s. In recent years, the revenue stream for these services has decreased significantly. This issue brief provides background on victim compensation and victim assistance funding and...
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of 2024 Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems Major Legislation
The Colorado General Assembly passed a variety of criminal and juvenile justice related bills in 2024. The new laws changed record sealing, criminal penalties, court procedures, behavioral health, bail, recidivism, and other relevant topics.
08/27/2024
Courts & Judicial
Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
General Assembly