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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) Each county sheriff shall identify an individual as a county security chief within the sheriff's office to coordinate security responsibilities, protocols, and required trainings between the state security chief, the county sheriff's office, and the corresponding police chiefs whose jurisdiction includes a public school within the county.
(2) The county security chief shall:
(a) in collaboration with the school safety and security specialist described in Section 53G-8-701.6:
(i) conduct, or coordinate with a designee from the local law enforcement agency of relevant jurisdiction to conduct the school safety needs assessment described in Section 53G-8-701.5; and
(ii) conduct a building safety evaluation at least annually using the results of the school safety needs assessment to recommend and implement improvements to school facilities, policies, procedures, protocols, rules, and regulations relating to school safety and security;
(b) collaborate and maintain effective communications regarding school safety with each:
(i) school safety and security specialist in the county security chief's county, as described in Section 53G-8-701.6;
(ii) school safety and security director in the county security chief's county, as described in Section 53G-8-701.8; and
(iii) local law enforcement agency within the county;
(c) administer with the corresponding police chiefs whose jurisdiction includes a public school, the trainings described in Sections 53-22-105 and 53G-8-704, including:
(i) assessing if an individual is capable of the duties and responsibilities that the trainings cover; and
(ii) denying an individual the ability to be a school safety personnel described in Section 53G-8-701.5 if the county security chief finds the individual is not capable of the duties and responsibilities that the trainings cover; and
(d) in conjunction with the state security chief, administer the school guardian program established in Section 53-22-105 at any school participating in the program in the county security chief's county.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 53. Public Safety Code § 53-22-103. County sheriff responsibilities--Coordination - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-53-public-safety-code/ut-code-sect-53-22-103/
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