Ballot Title Setting Board
2005-2006

The title as designated and fixed by the Board is as follows:

An amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning modifications to provisions relating to required increases in state funding for public education for preschool through the twelfth grade, and, in connection therewith, repealing the required increases in total state funding for all categorical programs, allowing an annual exception to the constitutionally required increases in the statewide base per pupil funding when state fiscal year spending is not anticipated to increase by the maximum allowable amount, subjecting the revenues deposited in the state education fund to the limitation on state fiscal year spending when state fiscal year spending does not increase by the maximum allowable amount, allowing the general assembly to transfer moneys from the state education fund to the general fund under specified circumstances, allowing the governor to expend moneys in the state education fund upon declaration of a disaster emergency subject to repayment within two fiscal years, and repealing maintenance of effort funding requirements.

The ballot title and submission clause as designated and fixed by the Board is as follows:

Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning modifications to provisions relating to required increases in state funding for public education for preschool through the twelfth grade, and, in connection therewith, repealing the required increases in total state funding for all categorical programs, allowing an annual exception to the constitutionally required increases in the statewide base per pupil funding when state fiscal year spending is not anticipated to increase by the maximum allowable amount, subjecting the revenues deposited in the state education fund to the limitation on state fiscal year spending when state fiscal year spending does not increase by the maximum allowable amount, allowing the general assembly to transfer moneys from the state education fund to the general fund under specified circumstances, allowing the governor to expend moneys in the state education fund upon declaration of a disaster emergency subject to repayment within two fiscal years, and repealing maintenance of effort funding requirements?

Hearing April 6, 2005

Single subject approved; staff draft amended; titles set.
Hearing adjourned 10:50 a.m.

*Unofficially captioned “Amendment 23 Funding Requirements/Use of State Education Fund” by legislative staff for tracking purposes. Such caption is not part of the titles set by the board.