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School Security Task Force approves $500,000 for guardian-tracking software
Summary
The School Security Task Force voted unanimously to authorize up to $500,000 from HB 40 appropriations for the state security chief to acquire software to track school guardians; members said the move corrects an intent-language error and is time-sensitive because schools have started.
The School Security Task Force voted unanimously to authorize up to $500,000 from the HB 40 (2025 general session) appropriation to the Department of Public Safety for a software system to track school guardians.
Micah, a staff member for the task force, explained the measure and why the meeting was called on short notice. "At the bottom here, you'll see there was an appropriation in HB 40 for $25,000,000 ... $500,000 was actually supposed to be set aside ... specifically a software program for the state security chief to track school guardians," Micah said.
Representative Glynn moved the authorization. "Ill move that we authorize, by HB 40 from the 2025 general session that the School Security Task Force approved the Utah State Board of Education distribution up to $500,000 to the state security chief within the Department of Public Safety to implement the provisions of section 53-22-105, including the acquisition and implementation of a software system to track school guardians in the state's public schools," Representative Glynn said.
Chair called for the vote and noted votes were needed from Sheriff Tyson Huntington and Chief Watts; both registered aye. Chair stated the motion was "unanimous in the affirmative." The task force did not record a formal second in the transcript.
The action responds to a technical error identified after the legislative session: the $25,000,000 appropriation in HB 40 contained a misplaced $500,000 set-aside. Task force members said the short, procedural meeting was necessary because many school districts have already started the academic year and the state security chief needs the software in place quickly. Micah said the plan is to have the task force approve the expenditure now and correct the bill's intent language in the next legislative session so the $500,000 will be reabsorbed into the larger $24,000,000 grant pool.
The meeting record does not specify a second for the motion, nor does it record any votes opposed or any abstentions. The task force gave staff direction by approving the expenditure; no other policy changes were made during the brief meeting.
