| Members Present: Sen. Ann Millner, Chair Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox, Chair Sen. Derrin R. Owens Rep. Steve Eliason Rep. Matthew H. Gwynn Jarad Carson Jason Garrison Tyson Huntington Joe Kerry Matt Pennington | Brett Peterson Zach Van Emmerik Members Absent: Troy Carr Leah Voorhies Rick Woodford 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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| Chair Wilcox called the meeting to order at 3:08 p.m. |
| 1.Task Force Business |
| MOTION:Brett Peterson moved to approve the minutes of the November 18, 2024, meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-6. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 6 | |
| J. Garrison Rep. M. Gwynn T. Huntington J. Kerry Sen. A. Millner M. Pennington B. Peterson Z. Van Emmerik Rep. R. Wilcox | T. Carr J. Carson Rep. S. Eliason Sen. D. Owens L. Voorhies R. Woodford |
| 2.Update on School Safety Incidents in Other States |
| Matt Pennington, Chair Wilcox, and Sen. Owens presented on recent school shootings in other states. |
| 3.School Safety Needs Assessments |
| 3 - School Safety Updates Presentation (School Safety Center) |
| Shauntelle Cota, Director of School Safety and Student Services, Utah State Board of Education, provided updates on school safety needs assessments. |
| Shauntelle Cota and Matt Pennington responded to questions from the task force. |
| 4.Roundtable Discussion |
| Matt Pennington presented an update on school security rules and standards. |
| 4 - Cardiac Emergency Response Plan in Schools (American Heart Association) |
| Noah Miterko, Utah Government Relations Director, American Heart Association, presented on Cardiac Emergency Response Plans in schools. |
| Noah Miterko responded to questions from the task force. |
| Joe Ward, College of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean, and Judson Finley, Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice Department Head, Utah State University, presented on Utah State University's trainings with the Department of Corrections and the Department of Public Safety. |
| The task force discussed county security chiefs and funding. |
| 5.Adjourn |
| MOTION:Sen. Millner moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| J. Carson Rep. S. Eliason J. Garrison Rep. M. Gwynn T. Huntington J. Kerry Sen. A. Millner Sen. D. Owens M. Pennington B. Peterson Z. Van Emmerik Rep. R. Wilcox | T. Carr L. Voorhies R. Woodford |
| Chair Wilcox adjourned the meeting at 4:24 p.m. |