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Page 1 of 20  \nA peer-reviewed scholarly journ Editor: Gene V Glass College of Education  \nArizona State University  \nCopyright is retained by the first or sole author, who grants right of first publication to the EDUCATION POLICY ANALYSIS ARCHIVES. EPAA is a project of the Education Policy Studies Laboratory.  \nArticles published in EPAA are indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals.  \nPDF file of this article available:  \nThis article has been retrieved  times since July 2, 2004  \nVolume 12 Number 31 July 2, 2004 ISSN 1068-2341  \nColorado’s Voucher Law:  \nExamining the Claim of Fiscal Neutrality  \nKevin G. Welner  \nUniversity of Colorado, Boulder  \nCitation: Welner, K. G. ,(2004, July 2) . Colorado's voucher law: Examining the claim of fiscal neutrality. Education Policy  \nAnalysis Archives, 12(31) . Retrieved [Date] from [http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v12n31/](http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v12n31/) .  \nAbstract  \nColorado's voucher law was declared unconstitutional by the Colorado  \nSupreme Court on June 28, 2004. Voucher supporters have begun drafting  \nrevised legislation designed to address the legal problem. This article calls into  \nquestion the key financial claim of revenue neutrality—a claim that was central  \nto the promotion and passage of the departing voucher law. The author concludes that the voucher law was not revenue neutral, even though it  \nattempts to exclude from eligibility those children already enrolled in private  \nschools. In fact, this law, as well as any revised law with similar eligibility  \nprovisions, would actually cost taxpayers an additional $10 million per year  \nonce fully implemented because the eligibility provision provides little more  \nthan a short-term damper on the law's long-term fiscal impact.  \nSummary  \nColorado’s school voucher law, called the Colorado Opportunity Contract Pilot Program, was found unconstitutional by the state Supreme Court on June 28th ( Owens v. Colorado Congress of Parents , 2004) . Immediately, the law’s chief legislative sponsor declared that she will draft revised legislation for the following legislative term (Sarche, 2004) . This revision, she explained, would address the court’s legal concern. It would likely, however, leave untouched another concern – one that was never addressed when the original legislation was enacted in 2003.  \nAt the time, the state was in the midst of a budget crisis, and legislators from both parties were  \n[http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v12n31/ 6/30/2004](http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v12n31/ 6/30/2004)  \nEPAA Vol. 12 No. 31 Welner: Colorado's Voucher Law: \u003Cbr> Examining the Claim ofFisca... Page 2 of 20  \ndisinclined to support any bills that required increased expenditures. Accordingly, the voucher bill was promoted as revenue neutral. To accomplish this, the bill excluded from eligibility those children already enrolled in private schools. The bill thus avoided the extensive costs that would have resulted if the state took on an obligation to pay for the education of these existing private school students.  \nColorado’s official legislative fiscal analyst supported the claim of fiscal neutrality. The analyst routinely prepares a ‘fiscal note’, which accompanies legislation as it makes its way through the house and senate. The note for the voucher bill concludes,“No additional state funding will be required for the Colorado Opportunity Contract Pilot Program.”Yet the law’s key eligibility exclusion, barring students already enrolled in private school, amounts to little more than a short-term damper on what would have been the law’s long-term fiscal impact. This exclusion did not and could not apply to students entering kindergarten – students who have never before enrolled in any school, whether public or private.  \nThe Colorado law was targeted at low-income students who live in the attendance areas of lowperforming public schools. For children enter","cbCaik4sCSyics6E","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaik4sCSyics6E","pdf",260733,"English","# Abstract\n# Summary\n## Court ruling and planned revisions\n## Revenue neutrality claim and fiscal note\n## Eligibility exclusion and long-term impact\n## Projected fiscal effects","[{\"question\":\"What did the Colorado Supreme Court decide about the voucher law?\",\"answer\":\"The court declared Colorado's voucher law unconstitutional on June 28, 2004.\"},{\"question\":\"What key financial claim does the article question?\",\"answer\":\"The article questions the claim of revenue neutrality, which was central to promoting and passing the original voucher law.\"},{\"question\":\"Why would the law not be revenue neutral under the described eligibility rules?\",\"answer\":\"The eligibility exclusion targets students already enrolled in private schools, but it cannot substantially control long-term fiscal impact, and the study estimates higher taxpayer costs once fully implemented.\"}]","Colorado’s Voucher Law - Examining the Claim of Fiscal Neutrality | PDF",1792094566]