53-25-701. Requirements for school safety.

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Effective 5/6/2026

(1)As used in this section:

(a)"Local law enforcement agency" means the law enforcement agency with primary jurisdiction over a school's physical location.

(b)"School safety needs assessment" means the assessment required under Section 53G-8-701.5 .

(c)"Security camera system" means the system described in Section 53G-8-805 .

(2)Each local law enforcement agency shall:

(a)as coordinated with the county security chief described in Section 53-22-103 , allocate adequate personnel to participate in the school safety needs assessments with a school's school safety and security specialist as required by Section 53G-8-701.5 for each school within the local law enforcement's jurisdiction;

(b)if any school located within the county of a local law enforcement agency's jurisdiction elects to satisfy the requirements described in Subsection 53G-8-701.5(2)(a)(ii) 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 53-22-105 ;

(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 53G-8-802 by October 15 of each year;

(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 53G-8-805 ; and

(e)coordinate with the relevant county security chiefs as specified in Sections 53-22-103 and 53-22-105 .

(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 53G-8-701.5(2)(a)(ii) by employing school guardians when determining the adequate personnel time described in Subsection (2)(b) a law enforcement agency shall assign to assist the county security chief in administering the trainings required under Section 53-22-105 .

Amended by Chapter 170 , 2026 General Session