Alphabet Soup (reading legislation and statute)
This type of text formatting indicates new statutory language in a piece of legislation.
What is capitalization.
Every legislator gets blank bills each session.
What is 5.
The rulemaking process typically takes this long.
What is 4-6 months.
This six member committee is charged with developing and writing the state's budget.
What is the Joint Budget Committee.
Final fiscal note estimates are published by these staff.
Who are legislative council fiscal analysts.
This is the online tool that can be used to access the Colorado Revised Statutes.
What is Lexis Nexus.
The House and Senate have passed different versions of a bill. This six member group is now appointed by the leadership in each chamber.
What is a conference committee.
Before rules are presented to the state board, this office should review for legality and statutory authority.
What is the Attorney General's Office.
The Governor is legally obligated to submit a proposed budget by what date every year.
What is November 1st.
True or false. Legislators must include appropriations if a bill has a fiscal note.
What is false.
The new pathway plan language in HB 25-1278 was added to Section 22-11-213, C.R.S. Name the article for this new statutory citation.
What is Article 11.
An education bill just passed through the House Education Committee, and based on legislative council's fiscal note, requires additional state resources. The bill now moves here.
What is the Appropriations Committee.
When drafting rules, when do we recommend getting feedback from stakeholders?
What is before the Notice of Rulemaking.
CDE gets an opportunity to defend its budget requests and overall funding structure at this annual event.
What is CDE's Budget Hearing.
Though technically required, CDE does not currently estimate costs for these entities.
What are school districts.
The notation below (copied end of the STG statute) tells us what.
Source: L. 2014:Entire article R&RE,(SB 14-124), ch. 342, p. 1521, § 1, effective June 5. L. 2018:(1), IP(2), (2)(d), (2)(e), and (2)(f) amended and (2)(b) and (2)(c) repealed,(HB 18-1355), ch. 324, p. 1955, § 21, effective May 30. L. 2022:(3) added,(SB 22-137), ch. 98, p. 471, § 5, effective April 13.; 2025: (HB1278), ch. 235, § 19, effective May 23, 2025.
What is the legislative history.
This language at the end of a bill:
The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state institutions.
What is a safety clause.
Required in order for the state board to adopt rules at the public hearing.
What is a unanimous vote of approval.
This term refers to the JBC meetings where JBC analysts present their recommendations for funding for the coming fiscal year.
What is figure setting.
This unit of measurement should be used to justify any FTE costs.
What are hours (2,080 hours = 1.0 FTE).
The shaded language in bill text indicates this type of change.
An amendment made by the House.
The Colorado legislative session runs from January to May, except when the Governor declares this event.
What is a special session.
The law that governs timelines and procedures related to rulemaking.
What is the Administrative Procedures Act.
These legislators serve on the conference committee when there are disagreements between the House and Senate on the state's budget bill.
What are JBC committee members.
While CDE staff and fiscal notes include these costs, appropriations clauses leave them out.
What are centrally appropriated costs.