§ 24-25-103 — Duties of the working group - mission

(1) The mission of the
working group is to enhance school safety through the cost-effective use of public
resources. The work of the working group will focus on evidence-based best
practices.

(2) The working group shall:

(a) Study and implement recommendations of the state auditor's report
regarding school safety released September 2019;

(b) Consider program organization and recommend reorganization if
necessary;

(c) Identify shared metrics to examine program effectiveness;

(d) Facilitate interagency coordination and communication;

(e) Increase transparency and accessibility of state grants and resources,
particularly for school districts without a grant writer, which includes improving
outreach and may include developing common grant applications;

(f) Facilitate and address data sharing, including allowable data sharing at
the local level, when appropriate and allowable under state and federal law; and

(g) Address school safety program challenges in a coordinated way.

(3) The working group may use available resources, modalities, and
nonmembers from interested members of the community to focus on specific
subject matters.

(4) The school safety resource center serves as the clearinghouse for all
materials produced by the working group.

(5) The division of criminal justice in the department of public safety, in
consultation with the department of education, shall provide resources for data
collection, research, analysis, and publication of the working group's findings and
reports.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2020: Entire article added, (SB 20-023), ch. 247, p. 1183, � 1, effective July 7.