Section 53G-8-802 - State Safety and Support Program - State board duties - LEA duties(1) There is created the School Safety Center.(2) The School Safety Center shall: (a) develop in conjunction with the Office of Substance Use and Mental Health and the state security chief model student safety and support policies for an LEA, including: (i) requiring an evidence-based behavior threat assessment that includes:(A) recommended interventions with an individual whose behavior poses a threat to school safety; and(B) establishes defined roles for a multidisciplinary team and school safety personnel described in Title 53G, Chapter 8, Part 7, School Safety Personnel, including:(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 in consultation with the state security chief: (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;(vi) on permitted collection of student data under 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232h and Sections 53E-9-203 and 53E-9-305 ; and(vii) for administrators on rights and prohibited acts under:(A) Chapter 9, Part 6, Bullying and Hazing;(B) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 2000d et seq.;(C) Title IX of Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1681 et seq.;(D) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. Sec. 701 et seq.; and(E) the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400 et seq.;(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 state security chief, make available to an LEA the model critical incident response training program a school and law enforcement agency shall use during a threat;(h) provide space for the public safety liaison described in Section 53-1-106 and the school-based mental health specialist described in Section 26B-5-211;(i) collaborate with the state security chief to determine appropriate application of school safety requirements in Utah Code to an online school;(j) create a model school climate survey that may be used by an LEA to assess stakeholder perception of a school environment; and(k) collect aggregate data and school climate survey results from an LEA that administers the model school climate survey described in Subsection (2)(i).(3) Nothing in this section requires: (a) an individual to respond to a school climate survey; or(b) an LEA to use the model school climate survey or any specified questions in the model school climate survey described in Subsection (2)(i).(4) The state board shall require an LEA to: (a)(i) if an LEA administers a school climate survey, review school climate data for each school within the LEA; and(ii) based on the review described in Subsection (4)(a)(i): (A) revise practices, policies, and training to eliminate harassment and discrimination in each school within the LEA;(B) adopt a plan for harassment- and discrimination-free learning; and(C) host outreach events or assemblies to inform students and parents of the plan adopted under Subsection (4)(a)(ii)(B);(b) no later than September 1 of each school year, send a notice to each student, parent, and LEA staff member stating the LEA's commitment to maintaining a school climate that is free of harassment and discrimination; and(c) report to the state board annually on the LEA's implementation of the plan under Subsection (4)(a)(ii)(B) and progress.Amended by Chapter 23, 2024 General Session ,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by Chapter 21, 2024 General Session ,§ 34, eff. 5/1/2024.Amended by Chapter 328, 2023 General Session ,§ 107, eff. 5/3/2023.Amended by Chapter 383, 2023 General Session ,§ 12, eff. 5/3/2023.Amended by Chapter 399, 2022 General Session ,§ 2, eff. 5/4/2022.Amended by Chapter 408, 2020 General Session ,§ 90, eff. 5/12/2020.Added by Chapter 441, 2019 General Session ,§ 5, eff. 5/14/2019.