HB 18-1101

House Bill 18-1101, also known as "Retail Marijuana Sales Tax Appropriations For Schools," changes how money from marijuana sales taxes is used for education funding in Colorado. Starting in the fiscal year 2019-2020, after a portion of these tax revenues are given to local governments and another part goes into the state's general fund, 12.59% will be transferred to the state public school fund. Instead of automatically sending all this money to schools every year, the bill gives the state legislature more control over how much can be allocated for education funding from these tax revenues. Since it has been signed, this means that the changes described in the bill are now law and being implemented.

Official Summary

Joint Budget Committee. Beginning in state fiscal year 2018-19, current law: Requires 12.59% of the gross retail marijuana sales tax revenue remaining in the general fund after a required allocation of 10% of the revenue to local governments to be transferred to the state public school fund; and Continuously appropriates that revenue for the same state fiscal year in which it is transferred from the state public school fund to the department of education to help meet the state share of total program funding for school districts and institute charter schools. The bill eliminates the continuous appropriation of the revenue in the state fiscal year in which it is transferred to the state public school fund and instead specifies that beginning in state fiscal year 2019-20, the general assembly may appropriate all or any portion of the revenue transferred to the state public school fund during the prior state fiscal year to the department of education to help meet the state share of total program funding for school districts and institute charter schools. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

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