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Utah Senate removed a college campus safety assessment requirement from a bill last session.

Rep. Ryan Wilcox emphasized school safety, sponsoring bills for safety assessments in schools.

Sen. Ann Millner highlighted colleges' unique safety needs and ongoing efforts to enhance preparedness.

OREM — As Utah Valley University reviews what happened during the shooting of Charlie Kirk, it's hired an outside firm to help investigate, KSL has learned.

A UVU spokesperson declined to say which firm had been retained, citing the "ongoing investigation." But Rep. Ryan Wilcox, R-Ogden, who co-chairs the state's School Security Task Force, confirmed the move and said recommendations from the independent firm will help lawmakers decide if anything needs to change.

However, one recent

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