Colorado § 22-41.5-101 Legislative declaration

Colorado Statutes

§ 22-41.5-101 — Legislative declaration

Colorado § 22-41.5-101

Title 22Education

Art.Voter Approval for Weakening

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-41.5-101 (2026).

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(1)The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a)In performing its duties under sections 2 and 15 of article IX, section 20 of article X, and section 6 of article XI of the state constitution, the general assembly must balance the interests of achieving a thorough and uniform public school system, controlling public debt, preserving a limited degree of local control, and reasonably restraining most the growth of government;

(b)In balancing these constitutional interests through the exercise of its legislative authority, the general assembly has enacted limitations on the ability of school districts to incur indebtedness;

(c)A statutory restriction has been imposed on the amount of bonded indebtedness that school districts can incur with voter approval for capital

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(1) The general assembly hereby finds
and declares that:

(a) In performing its duties under sections 2 and 15 of article IX, section 20 of
article X, and section 6 of article XI of the state constitution, the general assembly
must balance the interests of achieving a thorough and uniform public school
system, controlling public debt, preserving a limited degree of local control, and
reasonably restraining most the growth of government;

(b) In balancing these constitutional interests through the exercise of its
legislative authority, the general assembly has enacted limitations on the ability of
school districts to incur indebtedness;

(c) A statutory restriction has been imposed on the amount of bonded
indebtedness that school districts can incur with voter approval for capital
improvements;

(d) From time to time, changes to such limitations imposed on school
districts are necessary in order to keep these constitutional interests properly
balanced in light of changing circumstances;

(e) Section 20 (1) of article X of the state constitution prohibits the
weakening of other limits on district revenue, spending, and debt without future
voter approval;

(f) No change in school district debt occurs by virtue of statutory changes
that increase a limit when the debt would not actually increase without school
district voter approval and any actual weakening occurs only when school district
voter approval is obtained under an increased limit; and

(g) By requiring voters to give approval at the school district level for any
weakening of a school district limit on debt, the voter approval requirement of
section 20 (1) of article X is satisfied in a manner achieving a reasonable result
through legislative harmonization of constitutional provisions.