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H.B. 169
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5 Lloyd W. Frandsen
6 Judy Ann Buffmire
7 James R. Gowans
Bradley T. Johnson
Keele Johnson
Tammy J. Rowan
Lawanna Shurtliff
Matt Throckmorton
8 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION; REQUIRING THE STATE BOARD OF
9 EDUCATION, THROUGH THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION,
10 TO SURVEY AND INVENTORY THE PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES BEING USED BY
11 SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO DETER SCHOOL VIOLENCE AND MAKE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
12 SAFE; AND REQUIRING A REPORT, TO INCLUDE FINDINGS AND
13 RECOMMENDATIONS.
14 This act enacts uncodified material.
15 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
16 Section 1. School safety survey and inventory -- Report.
17 (1) The State Board of Education, through the state superintendent of public instruction,
18 shall:
19 (a) survey and inventory the programs and practices currently being used by the state's 40
20 school districts to deter school violence and make public schools safe;
21 (b) coordinate its survey and inventory activities with the Center for the School of the
22 Future at Utah State University and the Utah Substance Abuse and Anti-Violence Coordinating
23 Council to identify best practices in school safety and determine which practices could and should
24 be implemented at each school or in each school district throughout the state's public education
25 system to make public schools safer; and
26 (c) determine the costs and resources required to implement the programs and practices
27 identified under Subsection (1)(b) on a system-wide basis.
28 (2) The State Board of Education shall report its findings and recommendations to the
29 Public Education Interim Committee and the Strategic Planning for Public and Higher Education
30 Committee prior to November 30, 2000.
Legislative Review Note
as of 11-17-99 2:59 PM
A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.
Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel
Committee Note
The Education Interim Committee recommended this bill.
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