Ballot Title Setting Board
2005-2006

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

An amendment to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning use of revenues that the state receives from the federal government pursuant to the "Mineral Lands Leasing Act", and, in connection therewith, requiring a portion of the federal mineral revenues to be used by at least fiscal year 2009-2010 to provide low-income children the opportunity to attend voluntary quality preschool programs, to provide funding for preschool through twelfth grade public school renovations or construction, and to add to the permanent school fund; requiring interest from the permanent school fund to be allocated in addition to any other education funding requirements under current law; and fixing the percentages of the federal mineral revenues allocated to certain funds and local governments.

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

Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning use of revenues that the state receives from the federal government pursuant to the "Mineral Lands Leasing Act", and, in connection therewith, requiring a portion of the federal mineral revenues to be used by at least fiscal year 2009-2010 to provide low-income children the opportunity to attend voluntary quality preschool programs, to provide funding for preschool through twelfth grade public school renovations or construction, and to add to the permanent school fund; requiring interest from the permanent school fund to be allocated in addition to any other education funding requirements under current law; and fixing the percentages of the federal mineral revenues allocated to certain funds and local governments?

Hearing May 17, 2006

Single subject approved; staff draft amended; titles set.
Hearing adjourned 7:41 p.m.

* Unofficially captioned “Federal Mineral Lease Money and K-12 Funding” by legislative staff for tracking purposes. Such caption is not part of the titles set by the Board.