School Finance Legislation

School Finance Bills / Legislation

School Finance Bills, K-12 Education Supplemental Bills, District by District Funding, Negative Factor / Rescission with related legislative information from 2000 – 2020. A good companion document to school finance legislation is CSFP’s Timeline for Colorado’s School Finance and Education Reform.

Links to CDE School Finance Division and Colorado Legislative Information

2023
2022
2021
2020
Legislative Wrap-up 2019-20 session includes special session information

School Finance 

Referred Measures related to School Finance
  • SCR20-001- Repeal Property Tax Assessment Rates
  • HB20-1427- Cigarette Tobacco And Nicotine Products Tax Bill Text
    • HB20-1427 Fiscal Note Cigarette Tobacco And Nicotine Products Tax
Joint Budget Committee Education Briefing Documents: December 2019 Colorado Legislative Council Staff Colorado Department of Education Office of State Auditor
2019
Legislative Wrap-up 2018-19 session School Finance Additional School Finance related legislation Joint Budget Committee Colorado Legislative Council Staff Colorado LegiSource Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) Office of State Auditor
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2009
School Finance
Supplemental
Mid-Year Rescission
Mid-Year Rescission: $5.8M
Interim Committee School Finance
Interim Committee Fiscal Stability
Fiscal Stability Commission: State Constitution & School Finance
Colorado Legislative Council
Colorado Supreme Court - Mesa County
Office of State Auditor
CDE: District by District Funding 2009-10
Negative Factor / Rescissions FY09-10: $130M
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1996

1996 - HB96-1012 - Simplifies the organization planning process of HB92-1003 for district consolidation

1995
1994
1993
1992
1990
1988
1949
School District Reorganization Act of 1949 HB49-900 - Eagle Valley Enterprise 1949, newspaper articles with the sections from the bill.