<section number="53-25-701"><effdate>5/6/2026</effdate><histories><history>Amended by Chapter <modchap sess="2026GS">170</modchap>, 2026 General Session</history><modyear>2026</modyear></histories><catchline>Requirements for school safety.</catchline><subsection number="53-25-701(1)">As used in this section:<subsection number="53-25-701(1)(a)">"Local law enforcement agency" means the law enforcement agency with primary jurisdiction over a school's physical location.</subsection><subsection number="53-25-701(1)(b)"> "School safety needs assessment" means the assessment required under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="53G-8-701.5">53G-8-701.5</xref>.</subsection><subsection number="53-25-701(1)(c)">"Security camera system" means the system described in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="53G-8-805">53G-8-805</xref>.</subsection></subsection><subsection number="53-25-701(2)">Each local law enforcement agency shall:<subsection number="53-25-701(2)(a)">as coordinated with the county security chief described in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="53-22-103">53-22-103</xref>, allocate adequate personnel to participate in the school safety needs assessments with a school's school safety and security specialist as required by Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="53G-8-701.5">53G-8-701.5</xref> for each school within the local law enforcement's jurisdiction;</subsection><subsection number="53-25-701(2)(b)">if any school located within the county of a local law enforcement agency's jurisdiction elects to satisfy the requirements described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="53G-8-701.5(2)(a)(ii)">53G-8-701.5(2)(a)(ii)</xref> by employing school guardians, assign adequate personnel time as the county security chief determines to assist the county security chief in administering the trainings required under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="53-22-105">53-22-105</xref>;</subsection><subsection number="53-25-701(2)(c)">ensure the school safety and security specialist for each school has all relevant information collected by the county security chief or the local law enforcement agency to submit the completed assessments to the School Safety Center created in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="53G-8-802">53G-8-802</xref> by October 15 of each year;</subsection><subsection number="53-25-701(2)(d)">coordinate with each school within the local law enforcement's jurisdiction to obtain and maintain access to school security camera systems as described in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="53G-8-805">53G-8-805</xref>; and</subsection><subsection number="53-25-701(2)(e)">coordinate with the relevant county security chiefs as specified in Sections <xref depth="3" refnumber="53-22-103">53-22-103</xref> and <xref depth="3" refnumber="53-22-105">53-22-105</xref>.</subsection></subsection><subsection number="53-25-701(3)">The county security chief shall consider the number of schools in a law enforcement agency's direct jurisdiction that have elected to satisfy the requirements described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="53G-8-701.5(2)(a)(ii)">53G-8-701.5(2)(a)(ii)</xref> by employing school guardians when determining the adequate personnel time described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="53-25-701(2)(b)">(2)(b)</xref> a law enforcement agency shall assign to assist the county security chief in administering the trainings required under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="53-22-105">53-22-105</xref>.</subsection></section>