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Campus safety bill spurred by Utah student Lauren McCluskey’s murder passes in the Utah Senate

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A bill that would require Utah’s public colleges to craft plans detailing how campus officers should respond to cases of sexual assault and relationship violence passed unanimously in the Senate on Tuesday.

“This kind of outreach to campuses and communities will hopefully help with a cultural shift,” said Sen. Jani Iwamoto, D-Holladay, the sponsor of SB134. “We need comprehensive, consistent safety plans.”

McCluskey, a 21-year-old track athlete, was killed outside her dorm on Oct. 22 by Melvin S. Rowland, a man she briefly dated and who died hours later by suicide.