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CO SB023
Bill
AI Summary
- Increases supplemental kindergarten enrollment from 0.08 to 0.15 of a full-day pupil starting in the 2016-17 budget year
- Establishes intent to fund kindergarten as full-day pupils by the 2021-22 budget year with appropriations increasing from at least $112 million (2017-18) to at least $256 million (2021-22)
- Directs Secretary of State to place a ballot question before voters on November 8, 2016 asking whether the state may retain and spend all revenues exceeding the constitutional spending cap without raising taxes
- Creates a preschool through twelfth grade education general fund exempt account to receive excess retained revenues, which shall first fund full-day kindergarten and then the state's share of total program funding
- Requires legislative council director to submit annual reports describing how retained excess revenues are expended
Legislative Description
Funding For Full-day Kindergarten
Last Action
Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely
2/8/2016
Committee Referrals
State, Veterans, & Military Affairs1/13/2016
Full Bill Text
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