State Safety and Support Program -- State board duties.
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(1) There is created the State Safety and Support Program.
(2) The state board shall:
(a) develop in conjunction with the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health model student safety and support policies for an LEA, including:
(i) evidence-based procedures for the assessment of and intervention with an individual whose behavior poses a threat to school safety;
(ii) procedures for referrals to law enforcement; and
(iii) procedures for referrals to a community services entity, a family support organization, or a health care provider for evaluation or treatment;
(b) provide training:
(i) in school safety;
(ii) in evidence-based approaches to improve school climate and address and correct bullying behavior;
(iii) in evidence-based approaches in identifying an individual who may pose a threat to the school community;
(iv) in evidence-based approaches in identifying an individual who may be showing signs or symptoms of mental illness;
(v) on permitted disclosures of student data to law enforcement and other support services under the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g; and
(vi) on permitted collection of student data under 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232h and Sections 53E-9-203 and 53E-9-305;
(c) conduct and disseminate evidence-based research on school safety concerns;
(d) disseminate information on effective school safety initiatives;
(e) encourage partnerships between public and private sectors to promote school safety;
(f) provide technical assistance to an LEA in the development and implementation of school safety initiatives;
(g) in conjunction with the Department of Public Safety, develop and make available to an LEA a model critical incident response training program that includes protocols for conducting a threat assessment, and ensuring building security during an incident;
(h) provide space for the public safety liaison described in Section 53-1-106 and the school-based mental health specialist described in Section 62A-15-103;
(i) create a model school climate survey that may be used by an LEA to assess stakeholder perception of a school environment and, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, adopt rules:
(i) requiring an LEA to:
(A) create or adopt and disseminate a school climate survey; and
(B) disseminate the school climate survey;
(ii) recommending the distribution method, survey frequency, and sample size of the survey; and
(iii) specifying the areas of content for the school climate survey; and
(j) collect aggregate data and school climate survey results from each LEA.
(3) Nothing in this section requires an individual to respond to a school climate survey.