Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 43 First Substitute (2016GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Weiler, T.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/22/2016

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• creates a pilot program to provide instruction to public school students in grade 8 on firearm safety and violence prevention;
• directs the Office of the Attorney General, in collaboration with the State Board of Education, to select a provider, through a request for proposals process, to supply materials and curriculum for the instruction to be provided under the pilot program;
• requires the Office of the Attorney General, in collaboration with the State Board of Education, to report on the pilot program to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee; and
• sunsets the pilot program on July 1, 2019.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

FIREARM SAFETY AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION IN
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Todd Weiler
House Sponsor:
 Daniel McCay
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill provides for firearm safety and violence prevention instruction in public
schools.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ creates a pilot program to provide instruction to public school students in grade 8 on
firearm safety and violence prevention;
▸ directs the Office of the Attorney General, in collaboration with the State Board of
Education, to select a provider, through a request for proposals process, to supply
materials and curriculum for the instruction to be provided under the pilot program;
▸ requires the Office of the Attorney General, in collaboration with the State Board of
Education, to report on the pilot program to the Law Enforcement and Criminal
Justice Interim Committee; and
▸ sunsets the pilot program on July 1, 2019.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2017:
▸ to the Attorney General - Attorney General, as a one-time appropriation:
• from the General Fund, One-time, $75,000.
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
63I-1-253
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2015, Chapters 62, 431, and 442
ENACTS:
53A-13-106.5
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
53A-13-106.5
 is enacted to read:
 53A-13-106.5.
Firearm Safety and Violence Prevention Pilot Program.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "District school" means a public school under the control of a local school board
elected under Title 20A, Chapter 14, Nomination and Election of State and Local School
Boards.
(b) "Firearm" means a pistol, revolver, shotgun, short barreled shotgun, rifle, or short
barreled rifle, or a device that could be used as a dangerous weapon from which is expelled a
projectile by action of an explosive.
(c) "Pilot program" means the Firearm Safety and Violence Prevention Pilot Program
created under Subsection (2).
(2) There is created a Firearm Safety and Violence Prevention Pilot Program to provide
instruction to public school students in grade 8 on:
(a) firearm safety as described in Subsection 
53A-13-106
(3);
(b) what to do if the student becomes aware of a threat against the school; and
(c) active shooter preparedness.
(3) The Office of the Attorney General, in collaboration with the State Board of
Education, shall select one or more providers, through a request for proposals process, to
supply materials and curriculum for the pilot program.
(4) (a) A district school or charter school may participate in the pilot program, subject
to approval by the district school's local school board or charter school's charter school
governing board.
(b) A district school or charter school that chooses to participate in the pilot program
shall:
(i) use the materials and curriculum supplied by the provider selected under Subsection
(3);
(ii) ensure that a volunteer that provides instruction is certified in accordance with
Section 
53A-13-106
 and rules established by the State Board of Education in accordance with
Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and
(iii) ensure that a firearm is not used in providing the instruction.
(c) A student may not be given the instruction described in Subsection (2) unless the
student's parent or legal guardian has given prior written consent.
(5) The Office of the Attorney General, in collaboration with the State Board of
Education, shall evaluate the pilot program and report to the Law Enforcement and Criminal
Justice Interim Committee on or before December 1, 2018.
Section 2. Section 
63I-1-253
 is amended to read:
63I-1-253.
Repeal dates, Titles 53, 53A, and 53B.
The following provisions are repealed on the following dates:
[
(1) Section 
53-3-232
, Conditional license, is repealed July 1, 2015.
]
[
(2)
] 
(1)
 Subsection 
53-10-202
(18) is repealed July 1, 2018.
[
(3)
] 
(2)
 Section 
53-10-202.1
 is repealed July 1, 2018.
[
(4)
] 
(3)
 Title 53A, Chapter 1a, Part 6, Public Education Job Enhancement Program is
repealed July 1, 2020.
(4) Section 
53A-13-106.5
 is repealed July 1, 2019.
(5) The State Instructional Materials Commission, created in Section 
53A-14-101
, is
repealed July 1, 2016.
(6) Section 
53A-15-106
 is repealed July 1, 2019.
(7) Subsections 
53A-16-113
(3) and (4) are repealed December 31, 2016.
(8) Section 
53A-16-114
 is repealed December 31, 2016.
(9) Section 
53A-17a-163
, Performance-based Compensation Pilot Program is repealed
July 1, 2016.
(10) Section 
53B-24-402
, Rural residency training program, is repealed July 1, 2020.
(11) Subsection 
53C-3-203
(4)(b)(vii), which provides for the distribution of money
from the Land Exchange Distribution Account to the Geological Survey for test wells, other
hydrologic studies, and air quality monitoring in the West Desert, is repealed July 1, 2020.
Section 3. 
Appropriation.
Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, for
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following sums of money
are appropriated from resources not otherwise appropriated, or reduced from amounts
previously appropriated, out of the funds or accounts indicated. These sums of money are in
addition to any amounts previously appropriated for fiscal year 2017.
To Attorney General - Attorney General
From General Fund, One-time
$75,000
Schedule of Programs:
Administration $75,000
The Legislature intends that appropriations provided under this section:
(1) be used for the Firearm Safety and Violence Prevention Pilot Program described in
Section 
53A-13-106.5
; and
(2) not lapse at the end of fiscal year 2017 or fiscal year 2018.
Legislative Review Note
Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel