Colorado Revised Statutes Title 22. Education § 22-32-143. Local fiscal impact summaries

(1) If a bill is introduced before the general assembly that imposes upon a school district, school district board of education, or board of cooperative services any new mandate or increase in the level of service for an existing mandate beyond the existing level of service required by law, other than for the repurposing of existing time or resources, each school district, school district board of education, or board of cooperative services that is affected by the new mandate or increase shall have seven days after the date of the bill's introduction to prepare and submit to the director of research of the legislative council of the general assembly, or his or her designee, a brief summary of the fiscal impact of the new mandate or increase upon the budget of the school district or school district board of education.

(2) If the director of research of the legislative council of the general assembly, or his or her designee, prepares an analysis of the fiscal impact of an introduced bill that imposes upon a school district, school district board of education, or board of cooperative services a new mandate or increase in the level of service for an existing state mandate beyond the existing level of service required by law, other than for the repurposing of existing time or resources, and a school district, school district board of education, or board of cooperative services that will be affected by the bill submits to the director of research of the legislative council of the general assembly, or his or her designee, a brief summary of the fiscal impact of the new mandate or increase upon the budget of the school district, school district board of education, or board of cooperative services, then the director of research of the legislative council, or his or her designee, shall include the brief summary with his or her analysis.