The measure was spurred by the shooting death of University of Utah student Lauren McCluskey, who was killed outside her dorm last fall by a man she briefly dated. It focuses on training school officers to recognize the warning signs that experts say were missed in her case. And it requires the state’s public colleges to develop detailed safety plans letting students know who to contact in an emergency.
McCluskey, a 21-year-old track athlete, was killed Oct. 22 by Melvin S. Rowland, a registered sex offender who lied to her about his name and age and later died by suicide.