Issue Briefs

Immunizations for School-Aged Children (2015)

Subjects

Children & Domestic Matters

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Health Care & Health Insurance

Public Health

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

09/16/2015

Vaccinations offer protection from common infectious diseases. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends specific vaccines for all infants, children, and adults during their lifetime to provide immunization from preventable illness. According to the CDC, the recommended child immunization schedule prevents about 20 million cases of illness and 42,200 deaths per year.

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

Issue Briefs

Emergency Mental Health Holds (18-21)

This issue brief addresses Colorado’s emergency mental health hold procedure, which allows for an individual to be involuntarily held for a 72‑hour period of treatment and evaluation if he or she appears to have a mental illness and, due to the mental illness, appears to be an imminent...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/27/2018

Subjects:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Public Health

Staff Publications

School Finance and the Constitution

The financing of K-12 public education in Colorado over the past three decades has been affected by three constitutional amendments: the Gallagher Amendment, the TABOR Amendment, and Amendment 23. Combined with the results of key court cases, these amendments have created a complex educational...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/18/2018

Subject:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Issue Briefs

Colorado’s Child Welfare System (18-14)

Colorado’s child welfare system provides a range of services to protect children from abuse and neglect and to assist families in caring for their children. This issue brief provides an overview of the child welfare system in Colorado, including administration and funding, reporting...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/26/2018

Subjects:

Children & Domestic Matters

Human Services

Legal Topics

Overview of statutory process for reorganizing school district boundaries

This memorandum provides a brief overview of the process by which one or more school districts may change their geographical boundaries. The process is found in the "School District Organization Act of 1992", article 30 of title 22, C.R.S.

Publishing Agency:

Office of Legislative Legal Services

Date:

09/05/2018

Subject:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of Children and Domestic Matters Legislation (2018)

During the 2018 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to child welfare and foster care, youth mental health and suicide prevention, child abuse prevention, the juvenile justice system, and other aspects of family law. The bills described in this document passed...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

08/29/2018

Subject:

Children & Domestic Matters

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of Health Care Legislation

During the 2018 legislative session, the General Assembly considered a number of measures related to Medicaid, insurance carriers, and health care facilities. It also considered measures concerning substance use disorders, health care costs, and the health care workforce.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

08/29/2018

Subject:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of Public Health Legislation (2018)

During the 2018 session, the General Assembly considered bills related to suicide prevention, requests to study public health effects, changes to certificates and databases overseen by the Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), nad other public health-related legislation.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

08/29/2018

Subject:

Public Health

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)

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Pages

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