Second Regular Session | 74th General Assembly
Colorado General AssemblyDuring 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...
Colorado law provides distinct roles for the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) and the State Board of Education (state board) in overseeing charter schools. Colorado's charter schools are authorized through a local school district or the state Charter School Institute (CSI). The CSI was...
The General Assembly is required by the Colorado Constitution to establish and maintain a thorough and uniform system of free public schools, where any person between the ages of 6 and 21 may be educated. At the same time, the constitution places control of public school instruction in locally...
This memo discusses the scope of bullying in Colorado schools; summarizes the provisions and programs in Colorado state law related to bullying prevention, including safe school plans and criminal penalties; and provides information on training resources and best practices for preventing...
Academic standards provide a broad outline for what students are expected to know and be able to do at the end of each grade level, and for what students should know in order to be prepared to enter college or the workforce by the time they graduate from high school. In Colorado, academic...
This memorandum responds to your request for information on school discipline policies. Specifically, you were contacted by a constituent expressing concern about several incidents at her granddaughter’s elementary school in School District 27J. Please note that because Legislative Council...
Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the School Safety and Youth in Crisis Interim Committee.
Presented to the Joint Education Committee at its January 10, 2017, meeting.
Presented to the Joint Education Committee at its January 18, 2017, meeting.
Submitted herewith is the final report of the Interim Committee to Study the Every Student Succeeds Act. This committee was created pursuant to Legislative Council Executive Committee approval of Interim Committee Letter 2016-6. The purpose of this committee is to study new federal legislation...
Presented to the Joint Education Committee on January 25, 2017.
Presented to the Joint Education Committee.
Presented to the Joint Education Committee at is January 25, 2017, meeting.
The forecast for the State Education Fund and the level of General Fund appropriations needed to pay for school finance have changed from when the General Assembly adjourned in May 2016. Property values grew rapidly in 2016, and are expected to continue to grow over the next few years. The...
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Presented to the Joint Education Committee on February 8, 2017.
A video presentation about Colorado property taxes and the Gallagher Amendment. It is anticipated that the residential assessment rate will be reduced for the first time in 14 years, impacting homeowners and the tax base of every local taxing jurisdiction in the state.
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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...
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...
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...
2017 Colorado School District Cost of Living Analysis