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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
February 9, 2022
SENATE BILL NO. 1370 By: Matthews
An Act relating to the Council on Law Enforcement
Education and Training; amending 5 9 O.S. 2021,
Section 1750.3, which relates to powers and duties;
requiring certain training curriculum requirements;
and providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1750.3, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1750.3. A. The director of the Council on Law
Enforcement Education and Training, and any staff member designated
by the director, shall h ave all the powers and authority of pe ace
officers of this state for the purposes of enforcing the provisions
of the Oklahoma Security Guard and Private Investigator Act, and all
other duties which are or may be conferred upon the Council by the
Oklahoma Security Guard and Private Investigator Act. The powers
and duties conferred on the director or any staff member appointed
by the director as a peace officer shall not limit the powers and
duties of other peace officers of this state or any political
subdivision thereof. The director, or any staff member appointed by
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the director as a peace officer shall, upon request, assis t any
federal, state, county, or municipal law enforcement agency.
B. The Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training shall
have the following powers and duties:
1. To promulgate rules to carry out the purposes of the
Oklahoma Security Guard and Pr ivate Investigator Act;
2. To establish and enforce standards governing the training of
persons required to be licensed pursuant to t he Oklahoma Security
Guard and Private Investigator Act with respect to:
a. issuing, denying, or revoking certificates of approval
to security training schools, and programs
administered by the state, a county, a municipality, a
private corporation, or an individual,
b. certifying instructors at approved security training
schools,
c. establishing minimum requirements for secu rity
training schools and periodically reviewing these
standards, and
d. providing for periodic inspection of all security
training schools or programs;
3. To establish minimum curriculum requirements for training as
the Council may require for security g uards, armed security guards,
and private investigators that shall include, but not be limited to ,
recognizing and managing a person ap pearing to require menta l health
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treatment or services, crisis intervention, and techniques to assist
with de-escalating interactions between security guards, private
investigators, and the public. Training requirements for unarmed
security guards shall n ot exceed forty (40) hours of instruc tion;
4. To establish minimum requirements for a mandatory continuing
education program for all licensed private investigators and
security guards which shall include, but not be limited to:
a. establishing a designate d minimum number of clock
hours of required attendance, not to exceed twenty-
four (24) clock hours during the licensing p eriod, at
accredited educational functions,
b. establishing the penalties to be imposed upon a
licensee for failure to comply with the continuing
education requirements,
c. designating the Priva te Security Advisory Committee to
assist the Council in establ ishing the criteria for
determining the qualifications of proposed continuing
education programs that would be submitted to the
Council for accreditation to meet this requi rement,
and
d. providing that the expense of such continuing
education shall be paid by the licensee participating
therein;
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5. To grant a waiver of any training requirement, except
firearms training which shall be requ ired for an armed security
guard license, if the applicant has completed not less than one (1)
year of full-time employment as a security guard, armed security
guard, private investigator, or law enforcement officer within a
three-year period immediately p receding the date of application and
the applicant provides sufficient documentation thereof as may be
required by the Council;
6. To grant an applicant credit for fulfilling any prescribed
course or courses of training, including firearms training, upon
submission of acceptable documentatio n of comparable traini ng. The
Council may grant or refuse any such credit at its di scretion;
7. To issue the licenses and identification cards provided for
in the Oklahoma Security Guard and Private Investigator Act;
8. To investigate alleged violations of the Oklahoma Secur ity
Guard and Private Investigator Act or rules relating there to and to
deny, suspend, or revoke licenses and identification cards if
necessary, or to issue notices of reprimand to licensees with o r
without probation under rules to be prescribed by the Cou ncil;
9. To investigate alleged violations of the Oklahoma Se curity
Guard and Private Investigator Act by persons not licensed pursuant
to such act and to impose administrative sanctions pursuant to rules
or to seek an injunction pur suant to Section 1750. 2A of this title;
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10. To provide all forms for applications, identification
cards, and licenses required by the Oklahoma Security Guard and
Private Investigator Act;
11. To enter into reciprocal agreements with officials of other
states;
12. To immediately suspend a license if a licensee 's actions
present a danger to the licensee or to the public, a family
household member, or involve a crime against a minor; and
13. To require additional testin g for continuation or
reinstatement of a license if a licen see exhibits an inability to
exercise reasonable judgment, ski ll, or safety.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY
February 9, 2022 - DO PASS