§ 22-44-302 — Legislative declaration

The general assembly finds that
members of the public, as taxpayers and parents, have a strong interest in how
public moneys are expended in Colorado in the pursuit of a quality education for all
of Colorado's public school students. The general assembly further finds that
educators and administrators, as education innovators and stewards of these public
moneys, are eager to learn from one another and evaluate best practices that may
result in efficiencies and potential cost savings for their schools. While achieving
these important ends through the statewide dissemination of public school
financial information may have been cumbersome in the past, new technologies and
the ease with which the public can access electronic information now make greater
transparency in public school finances not only important but practical. Therefore,
it is the intent of the general assembly to ensure public access to public school
financial information through the adoption of the Public School Financial
Transparency Act, which directs public schools to post financial information
online, in a downloadable format, for free public access.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2010: Entire part added, (HB 10-1036), ch. 79, p. 267, � 1, effective April 12.