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The purchase of goods and services by most executive branch agencies in Colorado is generally governed by the state procurement code and rules (code and rules).  The code and rules are designed to ensure the fair treatment of people seeking to do business with the state, to foster broad-based competition through a bidding process, and to save money on purchases made with state funds.   This issue brief outlines the agencies and types of purchases subject to the code and rules, explains the vendor selection process, discusses bidding and contracting for construction projects,

In Colorado, sales taxes are imposed by the state government, counties, municipalities, and special districts.  Overlapping boundaries create 754 unique tax jurisdictions, many with different tax bases, rates, and administrators.  This issue brief summarizes information on how local government sales and use taxes are assessed and administered.

This memorandum provides information concerning the use of capital punishment in Colorado and across the country.  The memorandum provides a brief history of Colorado’s death penalty scheme and information on recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions concerning the constitutionality of the death penalty.  It also explains the current death penalty scheme in Colorado, including procedures used in sentencing and required review by trial courts and the Colorado Supreme Court.

Recent federal policy changes have increased public awareness of asset forfeiture, a process through which a law enforcement agency can seize property that may have been involved in a criminal action.  While federal policy affects federal seizures in the state, Colorado law governs how state and local agencies participate in seizure actions.  This issue brief summarizes Colorado and federal civil asset forfeiture laws.

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 local share is paid primarily from local property taxes.  When property taxes are not collected from a specific property, the funding formula requires the state to augment its share of K-12 education funding by the amount of foregone local tax revenue.  This issue brief discuss

Under Colorado law, an electric bicycle is a bicycle with two or three wheels, fully operable pedals, and an electric motor that does not exceed 750 watts.  This issue brief provides an overview of the current state laws related to electric bicycles, as well as an overview of regulations around the country.

MEMORANDUM
TO:        Committee on Legal Services
FROM:        Kip Kolkmeier, Office of Legislative Legal Services
DATE:        October 4, 2017
SUBJECT:    Rules of the Colorado Racing Commission, Department of Revenue, concerning human drug testing of occupational licensees, 1 CCR 208-1 (LLS Docket No. 170180; SOS Tracking No. 2016-00672). 

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This memorandum provides information concerning regional transportation authorities (RTAs).  Specifically, it provides an overview of state laws pertaining to RTAs, RTAs currently established, powers of and financing mechanisms available to RTAs, and sales and use taxes levied in each of the five currently operational RTAs.

This memorandum provides an overview of travel information available to drivers in Colorado.  It also outlines the RoadX program in the Colorado Department of Transportation, which seeks to integrate emerging technologies into Colorado’s roadways.

MEMORANDUM
TO: Committee on Legal Services
FROM: Jennifer Berman, Office of Legislative Legal Services
DATE: November 8, 2017
SUBJECT: Rules of the State Electrical Board, Division of Professions and Occupations, Department of Regulatory Agencies, concerning the regulation of electricians, 3 CCR 710-1 (LLS Docket No. 170284; SOS Tracking No. 2017-00135).

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