Section 402 – Campus safety study — Report to Legislature.

• (1) As used in this section:
  • (a) “Campus law enforcement” means a unit of an institution that provides public safety services.
  • (b)
    • (i) “Institution” means an institution of higher education described in Section 53B-2-101.
    • (ii) “Institution” includes an institution’s campus law enforcement.
  • (c) “Local district” means the same as that term is defined in Section 17B-1-102.
  • (d) “Local law enforcement” means a state or local law enforcement agency other than campus law enforcement.
  • (e) “Public safety services” means police services, security services, dispatch services, emergency services, or other similar services.
  • (f) “Sexual violence” means the same as that term is defined in Section 53B-28-301.
  • (g) “Special service district” means the same as that term is defined in Section 17D-1-102.
  • (h) “Student” means the same as that term is defined in Section 53B-28-301.
  • (i) “Student organization” means the same as that term is defined in Section 53B-28-401.

• (2) The board shall:
  • (a) study issues related to providing public safety services on institution campuses, including:
    • (i) policies and practices for hiring, supervision, and firing of campus law enforcement officers;
    • (ii) training of campus law enforcement in responding to incidents of sexual violence or other crimes reported by or involving a student, including training related to lethality or similar assessments;
    • (iii) how campus law enforcement and local law enforcement respond to reports of incidents of sexual violence or other crimes reported by or involving a student, including supportive measures for victims and disciplinary actions for perpetrators;
    • (iv) training provided to faculty, staff, students, and student organizations on campus safety and prevention of sexual violence;
    • (v) roles, responsibilities, jurisdiction, and authority of local law enforcement and campus law enforcement, including authority based on:
      • (A) the type of public safety services provided; or
      • (B) geographic boundaries;
    • (vi) how an institution and local law enforcement coordinate to respond to on-campus and off-campus incidents requiring public safety services, including:
      • (A) legal requirements or restrictions affecting coordination;
      • (B) agreements, practices, or procedures governing coordination between an institution and local law enforcement, including mutual support, sharing information, or dispatch management;
      • (C) any issues that may affect the timeliness of a response to an on-campus or off-campus incident reported by or involving a student;
    • (vii) infrastructure, staffing, and equipment considerations that impact the effectiveness of campus law enforcement or local law enforcement responses to an on-campus or off-campus incident reported by or involving a student;
    • (viii) the benefits and disadvantages of an institution employing campus law enforcement compared to local law enforcement providing public safety services on an institution campus;
    • (ix) an institution’s compliance with federal and state crime statistic reporting requirements;
    • (x) how an institution informs faculty, staff, and students about a crime or emergency on campus;
    • (xi) national best practices for providing public safety services on institution campuses, including differences in best practices based on the size, infrastructure, location, and other relevant characteristics of a college or university; and
    • (xii) any other issue the board determines is relevant to the study;
  • (b) make recommendations for providing public safety services on institution campuses statewide;
  • (c) produce a final report of the study described in this section, including the recommendations described in Subsection (2)(b); and
  • (d) in accordance with Section 68-3-14, present the final report described in Subsection (2)(c) to the Education Interim Committee and the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee at or before the committees’ November 2021 meetings.

• (3) In carrying out the board’s duties under this section, the board may coordinate with individuals and organizations with knowledge, expertise, or experience related to the board’s duties under this section, including:
  • (a) the Utah Department of Health;
  • (b) the Utah Office for Victims of Crime;
  • (c) the Utah Council on Victims of Crime;
  • (d) institutions;
  • (e) local law enforcement;
  • (f) local districts or special service districts that provide 911 and emergency dispatch service; and
  • (g) community and other non-governmental organizations.

Amended by Chapter 187, 2021 General Session