| Members Present: Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox, Chair Sen. Don L. Ipson Rep. Matthew H. Gwynn Chief Jeff Carr Lance Everill Sheriff Tyson Huntington Rhett Larsen Rachel Lucynski Dep Comm'r Beau Mason Dr. Patty Norman Brett Peterson Sheriff Mike Smith | Randy Watt Supt. Rick Woodford Members Absent: Sgt. Jeremy Barnes Curt Oda Chris Ruiz Chief Mark Watkins Staff Present: Micah Ann Wixom, Policy Analyst Jeff Van Hulten, Associate General Counsel Taylor Calabrese, Administrative Assistant |
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Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.
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| 1.Committee Business |
| Chair Wilcox called the meeting to order at 2:15 p.m. |
| MOTION:Rep. Gwynn moved to approve the minutes of the July 17, 2023, meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 14-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 14 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Chief J. Carr L. Everill Rep. M. Gwynn Sheriff T. Huntington Sen. D. Ipson R. Larsen R. Lucynski Dep Comm'r B. Mason Dr. P. Norman B. Peterson Sheriff M. Smith R. Watt Rep. R. Wilcox Supt. R. Woodford | Sgt. J. Barnes C. Oda C. Ruiz Chief M. Watkins |
| 2.School Building Design and Construction Safety and Security Protocols |
| 2 - School Construction LRGC Presentation |
| 2 - School Construction Handout |
| 2 - Securing Schools Against Active Shooters |
| 2 - SRW Presentation |
| Micah Wixom provided an introduction to school designs and construction. |
| The task force discussed the presentation. |
| Randy Watt presented on qualities of secure school campuses. |
| The task force discussed the presentation. |
| Lance Everill presented on best practices for school safety construction and design. |
| Randy Watt and Lance Everill responded to questions from the task force. |
| 3.Task Force Updates |
| Chair Wilcox, Representative Gwynn, Jeff Van Hulten, Micah Wixom, and Jake Glenn, Policy Advisor, Utah House of Representatives, each presented lessons learned at the Campus Safety Conference in Texas. |
| Shauntelle Cota, Safe and Healthy Schools Coordinator, Utah State Board of Education, presented lessons learned at the Utah School Safety Conference. |
| The task force discussed the conferences. |
| 4.Roundtable Discussion |
| The task force discussed its upcoming meetings. |
| 5.Adjourn |
| MOTION:Rep. Gwynn moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-7. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 7 | |
| L. Everill Rep. M. Gwynn R. Larsen R. Lucynski Dep Comm'r B. Mason Dr. P. Norman B. Peterson Sheriff M. Smith R. Watt Rep. R. Wilcox Supt. R. Woodford | Sgt. J. Barnes Chief J. Carr Sheriff T. Huntington Sen. D. Ipson C. Oda C. Ruiz Chief M. Watkins |
| Chair Wilcox adjourned the meeting at 4:25 p.m. |