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Colorado Legislative Council
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History
The Colorado Legislative Council was first formed in 1953[1].
Governance
The Legislative Council is led by a Director of Research who appointed by a 18 person legislative committee comprising of members of the Colorado Legislature[1].
Services offered
Fiscal notes
The Colorado Legislative Council provides fiscal notes for any bill or resolution that has impacts towards state or local governments[2]. This is done with any bill, but the fiscal notes are used towards bills that involve appropriations or budgets
Initiative Process
The Colorado Legislative Council plays a big role in the initiative process in Colorado. The Legislative Council meets to approve all language for all ballot measures that have qualified in Colorado. Also, Legislative Council provides a fiscal impact statement which is mandatory for all ballot measures. This is done to determine impacts on any state agency or local government[3].
Once the analysis is complete, the Legislative Council prepares an official booklet which is published to Colorado voters on the actual language and fiscal impacts of ballot measures[3]. The name of the official booklet is known as the Colorado Blue Book[3].
Legislative library
The Legislative Council is also responsible for keeping archives of activity in the Colorado General Assembly. This includes all previous bills, summaries of legislative committee hearings, and handling all reference questions for members of the Colorado General Assembly[4].
Legislative research
The Legislative Council provides all legislative research for members of the Colorado General Assembly. Legislative Council does all research memos along with all requests for bill drafting. Also, the Legislative Council assigns a staff member that works with each of the standing committees in the Colorado General Assembly to manage along with committee members the committee's agenda, bills up for consideration, and doing any reference or research at the request of a standing committee[5].
See also
- Campaign finance requirements for Colorado ballot measures
- Colorado General Assembly
- Colorado House of Representatives
- Colorado State Senate
- Laws governing the initiative process in Colorado
External links
References
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State of Colorado Denver (capital) |
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| Ballot Measures |
List of Colorado ballot measures | Local measures | School bond issues | Ballot measure laws | Initiative laws | History of I&R | Campaign Finance Requirements | Recall process | |
| Government |
Colorado State Constitution | House of Representatives | Senate | Legislative Council | State Auditor | |
| State executive officers |
Governor | Lieutenant Governor | Attorney General | Secretary of State | Treasurer | Commissioner of Education | Commissioner of Insurance | Commissioner of Agriculture | Executive Director of Natural Resources | Executive Director of Labor and Employment | Chair of Public Utilities | |
| Elections |
Recalls | Vote fraud | |
| Judiciary |
Colorado Supreme Court | Court Election (2008) | Court of Appeals | District Courts | Judicial Nominating Commission | County Courts | Judicial activist organizations | |
| Transparency Topics |
Open Records Act | Transparency Checklist | Government corruption reports | Transparency Legislation | Open Records procedures | Transparency Advocates | State budget | Taxpayer-funded lobbying associations | |
| Divisions |
State |
List of Counties |
List of Cities |
List of School Districts | |
