Colorado § 29-1-304.9 - Fiscal note.
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§ 29-1-304.9. Fiscal note.
(1) For any proposed legislation introduced after December 31, 2009, that may have a fiscal impact on a county, school district, or board of cooperative services, the staff of the legislative council shall consider and provide in the local government impact section of the accompanying fiscal note, when possible, taking into account reasonable time constraints, the following:
(a) A reasonable and timely estimate of the fiscal impact on the counties, school districts, or boards of cooperative services chosen in accordance with subsection (2) of this section that would result from the proposed legislation; and
(b) Potential staffing and other administrative aspects of the proposed legislation.
(2) In order to compile the information required by subsection (1) of this section, the staff of the legislative council shall request from a statewide association of county commissioners or the department of education fiscal information regarding the impact of the proposed legislation on certain counties to be determined by the association, school districts, or boards of cooperative services, to be determined by the department of education.
(3) The staff of the legislative council shall consider the information received from the association, school districts, or boards of cooperative services, if any, when completing the local government impact section of any fiscal note.
Source: L. 2009: Entire section added, (HB 09-1200), ch. 163, p. 701, § 1, effective August 5. L. 2011: Entire section amended, (HB 11-1277), ch. 306, p. 1503, § 29, effective August 10.
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