Colorado § 22-55-106 Statewide base per pupil funding - increases

Colorado Statutes

§ 22-55-106 — Statewide base per pupil funding - increases

Colorado § 22-55-106

Title 22Education

Art.State Policies Relating to Section 17

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-55-106 (2026).

Text

(1)(a) For school district budget years 2001-02 through 2010-11, the general assembly shall annually increase the statewide base per pupil funding for public education from preschool through the twelfth grade by at least the rate of inflation for the calendar year ending in the immediately preceding school district budget year plus one percentage point.

(b)For the school district budget year 2011-12 and each school district budget year thereafter through the 2022-23 budget year, the general assembly shall annually increase the statewide base per pupil funding for public education from preschool through the twelfth grade by at least the rate of inflation for the calendar year ending in the immediately preceding school district budget year.

(c)For the school district budget yea

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(1) (a) For school
district budget years 2001-02 through 2010-11, the general assembly shall annually
increase the statewide base per pupil funding for public education from preschool
through the twelfth grade by at least the rate of inflation for the calendar year
ending in the immediately preceding school district budget year plus one
percentage point.

(b) For the school district budget year 2011-12 and each school district
budget year thereafter through the 2022-23 budget year, the general assembly
shall annually increase the statewide base per pupil funding for public education
from preschool through the twelfth grade by at least the rate of inflation for the
calendar year ending in the immediately preceding school district budget year.

(c) For the school district budget year 2023-24 and for each budget year
thereafter, the general assembly shall annually increase the statewide base per
pupil funding for public education from kindergarten through the twelfth grade by
at least the rate of inflation for the calendar year ending in the immediately
preceding school district budget year.

(2) The general assembly may annually appropriate money in the state
education fund, the general fund, any other state fund, or some combination
thereof, as necessary in the sole discretion of the general assembly, to satisfy the
requirements of subsection (1) of this section, and the money must be distributed to
public school districts and the state charter school institute in accordance with the
provisions of the Public School Finance Act of 2025, article 54 of this title 22.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2001: Entire article added, p. 576, � 1, effective May 30; entire article added, p. 678, � 1, effective May 30. L. 2004: (2) amended, p. 1646, � 53, effective July 1. L. 2022: (1)(b) amended and (1)(c) added, (HB 22-1295), ch. 123, p. 783, � 16, effective July 1. L. 2024: (2) amended, (HB 24-1448), ch. 236, p. 1536, � 58, effective May 23.