| Members Present: Sen. Ann Millner, Chair Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox, Chair Sen. Derrin R. Owens Rep. Steve Eliason Rep. Matthew H. Gwynn Troy Carr Jason Garrison Joe Kerry Patty Norman Matt Pennington | Rick Woodford Members Absent: Jarad Carson Tyson Huntington Brett Peterson Zach Van Emmerik 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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| Acting Chair Gwynn called the meeting to order at 10:03 a.m. |
| 1.Task Force Business |
| 1 - Open and Public Meetings Act Summary |
| MOTION:Patty Norman moved to approve the minutes of the June 17, 2024, meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-6. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 6 | |
| T. Carr J. Garrison Rep. M. Gwynn J. Kerry Sen. A. Millner P. Norman Sen. D. Owens M. Pennington R. Woodford | J. Carson Rep. S. Eliason T. Huntington B. Peterson Z. Van Emmerik Rep. R. Wilcox |
| Micah Wixom, Policy Analyst, Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, presented on the Open and Public Meetings Act. |
| 2.School Safety Conferences Update |
| 2 - School Safety Conferences Update Presentation |
| Shauntelle Cota, Director of School Safety and Student Services, Utah State Board of Education, provided updates on recent school safety conferences. |
| Shauntelle Cota responded to questions from the task force. |
| 3.Local Education Agency School Safety and Security Personnel Updates |
| 3 - LEA School Safety and Security Personnel Updates USHE |
| Rick Woodford presented on the process of appointing a school safety and security director. |
| Matt Pennington and Rep. Wilcox provided additional information on director and guardian standards and training. |
| Katie Mazzie, Assistant Commissioner for Strategic and Government Affairs, Utah System of Higher Education, presented on security personnel updates in charter schools authorized by higher education institutions. |
| Katie Mazzie responded to questions from the task force. |
| Paul Kremer, Executive Director, Utah Charter School Board, presented on security personnel updates in charter schools authorized by the Utah Charter School Board. |
| Paul Kremer responded to questions from the task force. |
| 4.County Security Chief Updates |
| Mikelshan Bartschi, County Security Chief, Cache County, presented updates on county security chief appointments. |
| Mikelshan Bartschi responded to questions from the task force. |
| 5.State Security Chief |
| Matt Pennington provided updates on the Education Advisory Board and on hiring staff for the State Security Chief's office. |
| 6.School Safety and Security Personnel Requirements |
| Acting Chair Gwynn briefed the task force on closing the meeting. |
| MOTION:Matt Pennington moved to close the meeting to the public under Utah Code Subsection 52-4-205(1)(f) to discuss deployment of security personnel, devices, or systems.The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 5 | |
| T. Carr Rep. S. Eliason J. Garrison Rep. M. Gwynn J. Kerry Sen. A. Millner P. Norman M. Pennington Rep. R. Wilcox R. Woodford | J. Carson T. Huntington Sen. D. Owens B. Peterson Z. Van Emmerik |
| Acting Chair Gwynn closed the meeting. |
| MOTION:Sen. Millner moved to reopen the meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| T. Carr Rep. S. Eliason J. Garrison Rep. M. Gwynn J. Kerry Sen. A. Millner P. Norman Sen. D. Owens M. Pennington Rep. R. Wilcox R. Woodford | J. Carson T. Huntington B. Peterson Z. Van Emmerik |
| Acting Chair Gwynn reopened the meeting. |
| MOTION:Rep. Eliason moved that the School Security Task Force approve funding from the $50M general grants appropriation in 2024 General Session H.B. 84, School Safety Amendments, for the State Security Chief to acquire the guardian identifiers, selected by the State Security Chief through an RFP process, for all guardians in Utah public schools.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| T. Carr Rep. S. Eliason J. Garrison Rep. M. Gwynn J. Kerry Sen. A. Millner P. Norman Sen. D. Owens M. Pennington Rep. R. Wilcox R. Woodford | J. Carson T. Huntington B. Peterson Z. Van Emmerik |
| 7.Adjourn |
| MOTION:Sen. Millner moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| T. Carr Rep. S. Eliason J. Garrison Rep. M. Gwynn J. Kerry Sen. A. Millner P. Norman Sen. D. Owens M. Pennington Rep. R. Wilcox R. Woodford | J. Carson T. Huntington B. Peterson Z. Van Emmerik |
| Acting Chair Gwynn adjourned the meeting at 11:53 a.m. |