This document has been created to provide persons and organizations with information regarding the procedures and criteria established by the State Capitol Building Advisory Committee for the placement of donated or loaned art in the State Capitol Building and its grounds. It includes the application procedures, the criteria and procedures used by the Advisory Committee to evaluate proposals, along with application forms, and other relevant information.
Colorado receives annual payments from tobacco manufacturers as part of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. In April 2013, the state received $90.8 million, most of which will be used to fund healthcare programs across the state.
The memorandum provides an overview of K-12 funding proposals 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 will have to determine how to use this one-time money for school finance and other K-12 purposes in the 2014-15 budget year and subsequent years.
This memorandum provides background information on the structure of the business personal property tax and the estimated fiscal impact of eliminating the tax.
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. State revenue transfers come from various taxes and nontax revenue sources. This memorandum identifies these sources and provides information on state transfers for 2010, the most recent year for which data are available from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs.
With the rise in the use of smart phones, distracted driving from the use of these devices has been identified as causing or contributing to automobile crashes. This memorandum provides statistics on automobile crashes that may have been caused by distracted driving and also gives an overview of federal and state regulations on the issue.