(1) There is created the State Safety and Support Program.

(2) The state board shall: (a) develop in conjunction with the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health model student safety and support policies for an LEA, including: (i) evidence-based procedures for the assessment of and intervention with an individual whose behavior poses a threat to school safety; (ii) procedures for referrals to law enforcement; and (iii) procedures for referrals to a community services entity, a family support organization, or a health care provider for evaluation or treatment; (b) provide training: (i) in school safety; (ii) in evidence-based approaches to improve school climate and address and correct bullying behavior; (iii) in evidence-based approaches in identifying an individual who may pose a threat to the school community; (iv) in evidence-based approaches in identifying an individual who may be showing signs or symptoms of mental illness; (v) on permitted disclosures of student data to law enforcement and other support services under the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g; and (vi) on permitted collection of student data under 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232h and Sections 53E-9-203 and 53E-9-305; (c) conduct and disseminate evidence-based research on school safety concerns; (d) disseminate information on effective school safety initiatives; (e) encourage partnerships between public and private sectors to promote school safety; (f) provide technical assistance to an LEA in the development and implementation of school safety initiatives; (g) in conjunction with the Department of Public Safety, develop and make available to an LEA a model critical incident response training program that includes protocols for conducting a threat assessment, and ensuring building security during an incident; (h) provide space for the public safety liaison described in Section 53-1-106 and the school-based mental health specialist described in Section 62A-15-103; (i) create a model school climate survey that may be used by an LEA to assess stakeholder perception of a school environment and adopt rules: (i) requiring an LEA to: (A) create or adopt and disseminate a school climate survey; and (B) disseminate the school climate survey; (ii) recommending the distribution method, survey frequency, and sample size of the survey; and (iii) specifying the areas of content for the school climate survey; and (j) collect aggregate data and school climate survey results from each LEA.

(a) develop in conjunction with the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health model student safety and support policies for an LEA, including: (i) evidence-based procedures for the assessment of and intervention with an individual whose behavior poses a threat to school safety; (ii) procedures for referrals to law enforcement; and (iii) procedures for referrals to a community services entity, a family support organization, or a health care provider for evaluation or treatment;

(i) evidence-based procedures for the assessment of and intervention with an individual whose behavior poses a threat to school safety;

(ii) procedures for referrals to law enforcement; and

(iii) procedures for referrals to a community services entity, a family support organization, or a health care provider for evaluation or treatment;

(b) provide training: (i) in school safety; (ii) in evidence-based approaches to improve school climate and address and correct bullying behavior; (iii) in evidence-based approaches in identifying an individual who may pose a threat to the school community; (iv) in evidence-based approaches in identifying an individual who may be showing signs or symptoms of mental illness; (v) on permitted disclosures of student data to law enforcement and other support services under the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g; and (vi) on permitted collection of student data under 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232h and Sections 53E-9-203 and 53E-9-305;

(i) in school safety;

(ii) in evidence-based approaches to improve school climate and address and correct bullying behavior;

(iii) in evidence-based approaches in identifying an individual who may pose a threat to the school community;

(iv) in evidence-based approaches in identifying an individual who may be showing signs or symptoms of mental illness;

(v) on permitted disclosures of student data to law enforcement and other support services under the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g; and

(vi) on permitted collection of student data under 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232h and Sections 53E-9-203 and 53E-9-305;

(c) conduct and disseminate evidence-based research on school safety concerns;

(d) disseminate information on effective school safety initiatives;

(e) encourage partnerships between public and private sectors to promote school safety;

(f) provide technical assistance to an LEA in the development and implementation of school safety initiatives;

(g) in conjunction with the Department of Public Safety, develop and make available to an LEA a model critical incident response training program that includes protocols for conducting a threat assessment, and ensuring building security during an incident;

(h) provide space for the public safety liaison described in Section 53-1-106 and the school-based mental health specialist described in Section 62A-15-103;

(i) create a model school climate survey that may be used by an LEA to assess stakeholder perception of a school environment and adopt rules: (i) requiring an LEA to: (A) create or adopt and disseminate a school climate survey; and (B) disseminate the school climate survey; (ii) recommending the distribution method, survey frequency, and sample size of the survey; and (iii) specifying the areas of content for the school climate survey; and

(i) requiring an LEA to: (A) create or adopt and disseminate a school climate survey; and (B) disseminate the school climate survey;

(A) create or adopt and disseminate a school climate survey; and

(B) disseminate the school climate survey;

(ii) recommending the distribution method, survey frequency, and sample size of the survey; and

(iii) specifying the areas of content for the school climate survey; and

(j) collect aggregate data and school climate survey results from each LEA.

(3) Nothing in this section requires an individual to respond to a school climate survey.