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Utah Senate advances campus-safety bill requiring training and systemwide plans
Summary
Senate bill 134 would require higher-education institutions to adopt campus safety plans and require recognized student organizations to provide annual safety training; supporters cited federal definitions and testimony on high victimization rates for students, while senators pressed for clarification on coordination with local police.
Senators advanced legislation aimed at standardizing campus-safety planning and training at Utah colleges and technical colleges.
Senate Bill 134, sponsored by Senator J. Iwamoto, would require institutions to develop a campus-safety plan and set minimum training curriculum for student organizations that seek or retain official recognition from their institution. The proposal covers sexual assault, domestic and dating violence and stalking, and would require institutions to make policies, victim resources and reporting procedures available, to describe how the institution would inform the campus…
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