PROVO, Utah (AP) — Brigham Young University says it’ll appeal a state agency’s decision to decertify the police department of the university owned by the Mormon church because of how allegations of alleged misconduct were handled.

The state Department of Public Safety told BYU in a letter Monday that it would decertify the BYU Police Department effective Sept. 1 because it failed to conduct an internal investigation into alleged misconduct by an officer or comply with a subpoena for information on the matter.

The university said Tuesday in a statement that it disputes the state’s findings and believes the police department handled this properly.

The state’s letter said it delayed the decertification until Sept. 1 to give BYU time to arrange for a city or agency to provide law enforcement services on the campus.