(1) There is created the School Safety Center.
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Terms Used In Utah Code 53G-8-802

  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Utah Code: means the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code, as amended, unless the text expressly references a portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code as it existed:
         (42)(a) on the day on which the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code was enacted; or
         (42)(b)
              (42)(b)(i) after the day described in Subsection (42)(a); and
              (42)(b)(ii) before the most recent amendment to the referenced portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) The School Safety Center shall:

     (2)(a) develop in conjunction with the Office of Substance Use and Mental Health and the state security chief model student safety and support policies for an LEA, including:

          (2)(a)(i) requiring an evidence-based behavior threat assessment that includes:

               (2)(a)(i)(A) recommended interventions with an individual whose behavior poses a threat to school safety; and
               (2)(a)(i)(B) establishes defined roles for a multidisciplinary team and school safety personnel described in Title 53G, Chapter 8, Part 7, School Safety Personnel, including:
          (2)(a)(ii) procedures for referrals to law enforcement; and
          (2)(a)(iii) procedures for referrals to a community services entity, a family support organization, or a health care provider for evaluation or treatment;
     (2)(b) provide training in consultation with the state security chief:

          (2)(b)(i) in school safety;
          (2)(b)(ii) in evidence-based approaches to improve school climate and address and correct bullying behavior;
          (2)(b)(iii) in evidence-based approaches in identifying an individual who may pose a threat to the school community;
          (2)(b)(iv) in evidence-based approaches in identifying an individual who may be showing signs or symptoms of mental illness;
          (2)(b)(v) on permitted disclosures of student data to law enforcement and other support services under the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g;
          (2)(b)(vi) on permitted collection of student data under 20 U.S.C. § 1232h and Sections 53E-9-203 and 53E-9-305; and
          (2)(b)(vii) for administrators on rights and prohibited acts under:

               (2)(b)(vii)(A) Chapter 9, Part 6, Bullying and Hazing;
               (2)(b)(vii)(B) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq.;
               (2)(b)(vii)(C) Title IX of Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.;
               (2)(b)(vii)(D) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq.; and
               (2)(b)(vii)(E) the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.;
     (2)(c) conduct and disseminate evidence-based research on school safety concerns;
     (2)(d) disseminate information on effective school safety initiatives;
     (2)(e) encourage partnerships between public and private sectors to promote school safety;
     (2)(f) provide technical assistance to an LEA in the development and implementation of school safety initiatives;
     (2)(g) in conjunction with the state security chief, make available to an LEA the model critical incident response training program a school and law enforcement agency shall use during a threat;
     (2)(h) provide space for the public safety liaison described in Section 53-1-106 and the school-based mental health specialist described in Section 26B-5-211;
     (2)(i) collaborate with the state security chief to determine appropriate application of school safety requirements in Utah Code to an online school;
     (2)(j) create a model school climate survey that may be used by an LEA to assess stakeholder perception of a school environment; and
     (2)(k) collect aggregate data and school climate survey results from an LEA that administers the model school climate survey described in Subsection (2)(i).
(3) Nothing in this section requires:

     (3)(a) an individual to respond to a school climate survey; or
     (3)(b) an LEA to use the model school climate survey or any specified questions in the model school climate survey described in Subsection (2)(i).
(4) The state board shall require an LEA to:

     (4)(a)

          (4)(a)(i) if an LEA administers a school climate survey, review school climate data for each school within the LEA; and
          (4)(a)(ii) based on the review described in Subsection (4)(a)(i):

               (4)(a)(ii)(A) revise practices, policies, and training to eliminate harassment and discrimination in each school within the LEA;
               (4)(a)(ii)(B) adopt a plan for harassment- and discrimination-free learning; and
               (4)(a)(ii)(C) host outreach events or assemblies to inform students and parents of the plan adopted under Subsection (4)(a)(ii)(B);
     (4)(b) no later than September 1 of each school year, send a notice to each student, parent, and LEA staff member stating the LEA’s commitment to maintaining a school climate that is free of harassment and discrimination; and
     (4)(c) report to the state board annually on the LEA’s implementation of the plan under Subsection (4)(a)(ii)(B) and progress.
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