Legal Opinion
Taxpayers for Public Education v. Douglas County School District
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 29, 2015No. Supreme Court Case 13SC233PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Judgment of the CourtChief Justice Rice
{1 Four years ago, the Douglas County School District ("the District") implemented its Choice Scholarship Pilot Program ("the CSP"), a grant mechanism that awarded taxpayer-funded scholarships to qualifying elementary, middle, and high school students. Those students could use their scholarships to help pay their tuition at partnering private schools, including religious schools. Following a lawsuit from Douglas County taxpayers, the trial court found that the CSP violated the Public School Finance Act of 1994, §§ 22-54-101 to -185, C.R.S. (2014) ("the Act"), as well as various provisions of…
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