Colorado § 24-77-301 - Definitions.

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§ 24-77-301. Definitions.

[Editor's note: This section takes effect only if Senate Bill 26-135 is approved by the voters at the 2026 statewide election and becomes law.] As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Children's account" or "account" means the children's account created in section 24-77-302 (2).

(2) "State public education funding" means the amount determined by legislative council staff pursuant to section 24-77-303 (1).

(3) "State revenues" means state fiscal year spending, as defined in section 24-77-102 (17).

(4) "Two percent K-12 public education increase" has the meaning set forth in section 22-54-103.7 (1)(f).

Source: Referred 2026: Entire part added, (SB 26-135), ch. 437, p. 3471, § 3, effective (see editor's note following the part 3 heading).

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