7EE3514A35F9C85C87258A06006B8C34 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For VIOLENCE AGAINST YOUTHINTERIM COMMITTEE COLORADO YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL COMMITTEEDate Aug 9, 2023 Location HCR 0112 Violence Against Youth - Committee Discussion Only 01:34:47 PM Cate Preece, from Senate District 26, presented on gun violence against youth. School shootings are a large problem in Colorado, and the threat assessment and data in schools is underutilized and inconsistent. A solution is to have a gun violence prevention task force to examine gun violence in schools and that school districts inform parents on safe storage of firearms. 01:40:36 PM The committee asked about reaching out to law enforcement. Ms. Preece stated that the committee has not reached out to law enforcement but that a school resource officer representative should be part of the discussion going forward. They also stated that further background information to resource officers can be helpful in making them effective.
