The Legislative Council and Legislative Legal Services held a statutory review and comment hearing on Initiative #282, a proposed ballot measure that would authorize the state to retain and spend TABOR refund revenues equal to state K12 education funding and create positive factor funding for school districts from 2027-28 through 2036-37. Proponents repeatedly declined to answer substantive staff questions, deferring to the authors of Senate Bill 135, which they described as the initiative's legislative counterpart.
A proponent asked whether the same single-subject questions posed to initiative proponents were also posed to the legislative sponsors of Senate Bill 135. Nicole Myers stated those conversations are privileged and she could not discuss them. The proponent implied an asymmetry exists because the initiative review is public while legislative pre-bill consultations are closed; Nicole Myers confirmed the distinction is based on attorney-client privilege.
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“The purpose of this statutory requirement of the Directors of Legislative Council in the Office of Legislative Legal Services is to provide comments intended to aid proponents in determining the language of their proposal and to avail the public of knowledge of the contents of the proposal.”
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Sign in to subscribeIt. Get started. This is the hearing for proposed initiative measure 2526, number 182 concerning retaining and spending K12 education revenue. It is 1pm you said 182 I think. 282 yes, 282. It is 1 o' clock on March 30, 2024 in room 109 here at State Capitol. We will go around and introduce ourselves. For the purposes of the record, my name is Anna Gerstel with Legislative Council staff. Nicole Myers, Legislative Legal Services John Caldera, Proponent Nash Herman Proponent Shane Madsen, Council for Proponents Great. So section 140105 subsection 1, Colorado Revised Statutes requires the Directors of Colorado Legislative Council and the Office of Legislative Legal Services to review and comment on initiative petitions for proposed laws and amendments to the Colorado Constitution. The purpose of this statutory requirement of the Directors of Legislative Council in the Office of Legislative Legal Services is to provide comments intended to aid proponents in determining the language of their proposal and to avail the public of knowledge of the contents of the proposal. While this is a public meeting and members of the public are free to be here and listen in, the purpose is not to hear from members of…
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