Budget Related Publications
Displaying 46 - 60 of 713 results
Budget Related Publications
FY 2015-16 Appropriations Report
Budget Related Publications
FY 2016-17 Budget In Brief
Budget Related Publications
FY 2015-16 Budget In Brief
Budget Related Publications
Forecast September 2016
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,...
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Colorado State Budget Process
Colorado State Budgeting Process Information Graphic
Staff Publications
State Revenue Changes and the Colorado State Budget (2015)
This memorandum provides an overview of how changes in tax and fee revenue impact Colorado’s state budget. Pursuant to the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) Amendment, the State of Colorado is limited in the amount of revenue from taxes and fees that it can retain and spend. The TABOR Amendment...
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...
Summary of Major Legislation
K-12 Education (2014)
2014 Summary of Major K-12 Education Legislation
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.
Staff Publications
Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade (K-12) Public School Funding (2014)
This memorandum provides an overview of K-12 funding within the context of the state's operating budget. In December 2013, about $1.1 billion was transferred from the General Fund to the State Education Fund (SEF). The General Assembly has used some of this one-time money to set funding levels...
Staff Publications
Table 1 School Finance Funding Comparison with Passage of HB 14-1292 and HB 14-1298
School Finance Funding Comparison With Passage of Both HB 14-1292 and HB 14-1298, FY 2014-15
Current Law vs. Passage of HB 14-1292 and HB 14-1298 Combined
Staff Publications
Table 2 School Finance Funding Comparison with HB 14-1292 AND hb 14-1298
School Finance Funding Comparison With Both HB 14-1292 and HB 14-1298
FY 2014-15 vs FY 2013-14
Budget Related Publications
State Revenue Transfers to Counties (2014)
This memorandum provides information on intergovernmental transfers of revenue from the state government to Colorado's 64 counties. Data from 2010 show that of $5.0 billion in total county revenue, about $1.3 billion or 25.8 percent came from intergovernmental transfers. The state portion made...
Issue Briefs
Colorado's Constitutional Spending Limit (2014)
In 1992, voters approved a Colorado Constitutional Amendment -- Article X, Section 20, known as the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR). TABOR limits annual growth in state spending.