EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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SENATE BILL 713
C3, K3 4lr2382
CF HB 679
By: Senator Kramer
Introduced and read first time: January 31, 2024
Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Security Systems Technicians – Applicants – Authority to Practice 2
FOR the purpose of providing that an applicant for registration to provide security systems 3
services may provide security systems services and have access to certain 4
information under certain circumstances; and generally relating to the provision of 5
security systems services. 6
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 7
Article – Business Occupations and Professions 8
Section 18–3A–01 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 11
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13
Article – Business Occupations and Professions 14
18–3A–01. 15
Except as otherwise provided in this title: 16
(1) an individual may not personally provide security systems services 17
unless: 18
(I) the individual is registered as a security systems technician; OR 19
(II) 1. THE INDIVIDUAL HAS S UBMITTED AN APPLICAT ION 20
FOR REGISTRATION UNDER § 18–3A–03 OF THIS SUBTITLE AND RECEIVED AN 21
APPLICATION NUMBER T HAT CONFIRMS RECEIPT ; AND 22 2 SENATE BILL 713
2. THE INDIVIDUAL ’S APPLICATION HAS NO T BEEN 1
REJECTED; 2
(2) a person licensed under this title may not employ or contract with an 3
individual with access to circumventional information unless: 4
(I) the individual is registered as required under this subtitle; OR 5
(II) 1. THE INDIVIDUAL HAS S UBMITTED AN APPLICAT ION 6
FOR REGISTRATION UND ER § 18–3A–03 OF THIS SUBTITLE AND RECEIVED AN 7
APPLICATION NUMBER T HAT CONFIRMS RECEIPT ; AND 8
2. THE INDIVIDUAL ’S APPLICATION HAS NO T BEEN 9
REJECTED; 10
(3) neither a licensee nor a registrant may provide access to 11
circumventional information to an individual who [is not registered under this subtitle] 12
DOES NOT SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER I TEM (2)(I) OR (II) OF THIS SECTION; 13
and 14
(4) an employee of a person licensed under this title may not obtain access 15
to circumventional information unless: 16
(I) the employee is registered as an individual with access to 17
circumventional information; OR 18
(II) 1. THE EMPLOYEE HAS SUB MITTED AN APP LICATION 19
FOR REGISTRATION UND ER § 18–3A–03 OF THIS SUBTITLE AND RECEIVED AN 20
APPLICATION NUMBER T HAT CONFIRMS RECEIPT ; AND 21
2. THE EMPLOYEE ’S APPLICATION HAS NO T BEEN 22
REJECTED. 23
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 24
October 1, 2024. 25