Security services.
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Overview
Senate Bill 1203 aims to strengthen training requirements for proprietary private security officers and patrol operators in California. It increases the required training hours to 34, mandates a course in the use of force and arrest powers, and necessitates de-escalation skills training. The bill also increases administrative fines for violations and requires detailed reports on firearm discharges and altercations, including information about the individuals involved.
Key provisions
- Increases required training hours for security officers from 32 to 34.
- Requires a course in the exercise of the power to arrest and the appropriate use of force.
- Mandates 8 hours of annual de-escalation skills training.
- Increases administrative fines for security employer violations.
- Requires detailed reports on firearm discharges and altercations, including race and gender of the public involved.
- Requires security employers to compensate employees for training.
- Requires a standard course and curriculum for security officer training.
- Requires the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services to establish a training advisory committee.
Who is affected
- Proprietary private security officers
- Proprietary private security employers
- Private patrol operators
- California residents and businesses
- Security industry professionals
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