One of the most anticipated school safety bills proposed this year — spurred by the deadly shooting at a Florida high school — has stalled in committee, with lawmakers questioning how it would stop an attack, why it doesn’t do more to improve the physical security of buildings and if it’s really necessary in Utah.
The mild measure, which would require schools to provide more lockdown trainings and create staff teams to respond to threats, has already passed in the House. But members of the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday stopped the bill from advancing by a 3-3 tie vote.