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SPONSOR |
Sanchez, M. |
DATE TYPED |
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HB |
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SHORT
TITLE |
Security Guard License Fees |
SB |
256/aSPAC |
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ANALYST |
Aguilar |
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REVENUE
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Estimated Revenue |
Subsequent Years Impact |
Recurring or
Non-Rec |
Fund Affected |
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FY04 |
FY05 |
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$10.0 |
Minimal |
Recurring |
Private Investigator
and Polygrapher Fund |
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(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Revenue Decreases)
LFC Files
Responses
Received From
Regulation
and Licensing Department (RLD)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of SPAC
Amendment
The Senate Public Affairs Committee amendment
changes references to surety bonds and increases the amount necessary to be
available if a certificate of deposit is required.
Significant Issues
SB256/aSPAC changes the term “surety bond” to
“consumer protection bond” in all instances it appears in the bill. The Surety Association of America reports
that in practical terms, a consumer protection bond is the same as a surety
bond and provides the same protections to the consumer.
Provisions of this statute also allow for a
certificate of deposit to be used in place of a consumer protection bond. The amount of the certificate of deposit is
increased by the amendment from two thousand dollars to ten thousand dollars.
Synopsis of Original
Bill
Senate Bill 256 institutes a three tiered
structure for the licensure of security guards and establishes corresponding licensing
fees. Additionally, this bill provides
an incremental penalty for failure to renew a license or registration within
the allotted time period.
Significant Issues
Although
not specifically stated in SB 256, RLD reports this bill will increase the
level of professionalism for security guards by allowing security guards a
multi-level ladder for advancement based on experience and training.
RLD
further notes the overall number of individuals applying for security guard licenses
is increasing as are the duties security guards are required to perform. In order to insure individuals are assigned
to perform duties in accordance with their experience and abilities, the
private investigator board is establishing specific standards for licensing
security guards. These standards include,
but are not limited to training, firearms safety, patrolling, handcuffing, the
laws of arrest, as well as other requirements necessary to perform the duties
commensurate with a security guard’s level of experience. The increase in late fees is requested as an
enforcement tool to serve as a deterrent to licensees from filing renewal
applications late and working without a current, valid license.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
SB256
would increase revenues to the private investigator and polygrapher
fund by $10 thousand in fiscal year 2005.
OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES
RLD
notes that the public at large is at risk by having security guards engage in
duties they are not properly trained to perform. In addition, security guards are at risk of
harming themselves and others by being placed on jobs that they are not
adequately prepared and trained for.
This bill will assist employers in having a better understanding of the experience
level of security guards, and of the types of duties they
are capable of performing.
PA/lg:yr