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Utah educators and corrections leaders launch concurrent-enrollment pathway to recruit 19‑year‑old correctional officers
Summary
Representative Matthew Gwynn, Weber State President Brad Mortenson and Utah DOC Director Jared Garcia described a new concurrent‑enrollment package to let high school graduates earn the academic credits for a Special Functions Officer certification and be employable in corrections without new legislation or funding.
Representative Matthew Gwynn said on the Utah House "House Rules" podcast that he and partners are developing a concurrent‑enrollment pathway so high school graduates can leave with the academic credits needed for the Special Functions Officer (SFO) certification and be employable by county sheriffs or the state Department of Corrections as soon as they graduate.
"What I wanna talk about is this employment pipeline...so that we can shore up the occupation of corrections in Utah," Gwynn said, describing the program as a way to capture interest early and give young adults a living wage and benefits.
Brad Mortenson, president of Weber State University, said Weber State convened criminal‑justice faculty, its police academy and concurrent‑enrollment staff and determined "we can offer and package those academic courses that lead to that special…
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