Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz

Filed: 3/26/2019

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3210

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3210 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private
5Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 is
6amended by changing Sections 15-25 and 25-20 as follows:
 
7    (225 ILCS 447/15-25)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
9    Sec. 15-25. Training; private detective and employees.
10    (a) Registered employees of a private detective agency
11shall complete, within 30 days of their employment, a minimum
12of 20 hours of basic training provided by a qualified
13instructor. The substance of the training shall be related to
14the work performed by the registered employee. The training may
15be classroom-based or online Internet-based but shall not be
16conducted as on-the-job training and shall include relevant

 

 

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1information as to the identification of terrorists, acts of
2terrorism, and terrorist organizations, as defined by federal
3and State statutes.
4    (a-5) In addition to the basic training required in
5subsection (a), registered employees of a private detective
6agency shall complete an additional minimum of 8 hours of
7annual training for every calendar year, commencing with the
8calendar year beginning after the employee's hire date.
9    (a-10) Annual training for registered employees shall be
10based on subjects related to the work performed as determined
11by the employer and may be conducted in a classroom or seminar
12setting or via Internet-based online learning programs. Annual
13training may not be conducted as on-the-job training.
14    (b) It is the responsibility of the employer to certify, on
15a form provided by the Department, that the employee has
16successfully completed the basic and annual training. The
17original form or a copy shall be a permanent record of training
18completed by the employee and shall be placed in the employee's
19file with the employer for the period the employee remains with
20the employer. An agency may place a notarized copy of the
21Department form in lieu of the original into the permanent
22employee registration card file. The original form shall be
23given to the employee when his or her employment is terminated.
24Failure to return the original form to the employee is grounds
25for disciplinary action. The employee shall not be required to
26repeat the required training once the employee has been issued

 

 

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1the form. An employer may provide or require additional
2training.
3    (c) (Blank). Any certification of completion of the 20-hour
4basic training issued under the Private Detective, Private
5Alarm, Private Security, and Locksmith Act of 1993 or any prior
6Act shall be accepted as proof of training under this Act.
7    (d) All private detectives shall complete a minimum of 8
8hours of annual training on a topic of their choosing, provided
9that the subject matter is reasonably related to their private
10detective practice. The annual training for private detectives
11may be completed utilizing any combination of hours obtained in
12a formal educational classroom setting, including, but not
13limited to, a live educational workshop or seminar offered by
14any industry-related product manufacturer or service provider,
15any recognized state or national industry association, any
16recognized continuing education provider, or by any accredited
172-year or 4-year college or university, or through
18Internet-based online training resources.
19    (e) The annual training requirements for private
20detectives shall not apply until the calendar year following
21the issuance of the private detective license.
22    (f) It shall be the responsibility of the private detective
23to keep and maintain a personal log of all training hours
24earned along with sufficient documentation for the Department
25to verify the annual training completed for at least 5 years.
26The personal training log and documentation shall be provided

 

 

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1to the Department in the same manner as other documentation and
2records required under this Act.
3    (g) Recognizing the diverse professional practices of
4private detectives licensed under this Act, it is the intent of
5the training requirements in this Section to allow for a broad
6interpretation of the coursework, seminar subjects, or class
7topics to be considered reasonably related to the practice of
8any profession licensed under this Act.
9    (h) Notwithstanding any other professional license a
10private detective holds under this Act, no more than 8 hours of
11annual training shall be required for any one year.
12(Source: P.A. 95-613, eff. 9-11-07.)
 
13    (225 ILCS 447/25-20)
14    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
15    Sec. 25-20. Training; private security contractor and
16employees.
17    (a) Registered employees of the private security
18contractor agency who provide traditional guarding or other
19private security related functions or who respond to alarm
20systems shall complete, within 30 days of their employment, a
21minimum of 20 hours of classroom basic training provided by a
22qualified instructor, which shall include the following
23subjects:
24        (1) The law regarding arrest and search and seizure as
25    it applies to private security.

 

 

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1        (2) Civil and criminal liability for acts related to
2    private security.
3        (3) The use of force, including but not limited to the
4    use of nonlethal force (i.e., disabling spray, baton,
5    stungun, taser, or similar weapon).
6        (4) Verbal communication skills Arrest and control
7    techniques.
8        (5) The offenses under the Criminal Code of 2012 that
9    are directly related to the protection of persons and
10    property.
11        (6) Private security officers and the criminal justice
12    system The law on private security forces and on reporting
13    to law enforcement agencies.
14        (7) Fire prevention, fire equipment, and fire safety.
15        (8) Report The procedures for report writing and
16    observation techniques.
17        (9) Customer service Civil rights and public
18    relations.
19        (10) The identification of terrorists, acts of
20    terrorism, and terrorist organizations, as defined by
21    federal and State statutes.
22    (b) All other employees of a private security contractor
23agency shall complete a minimum of 20 hours of training
24provided by the qualified instructor within 30 days of their
25employment. The substance of the training shall be related to
26the work performed by the registered employee.

 

 

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1    (c) Registered employees of the private security
2contractor agency who provide guarding or other private
3security related functions, in addition to the classroom
4training required under subsection (a), within 6 months of
5their employment, shall complete an additional 8 hours of
6training on subjects to be determined by the employer, which
7training may be site-specific and may be conducted on the job.
8    (d) In addition to the basic training provided for in
9subsections (a) and (c), registered employees of the private
10security contractor agency who provide guarding or other
11private security related functions shall complete an
12additional 8 hours of refresher training on subjects to be
13determined by the employer each calendar year commencing with
14the calendar year following the employee's first employment
15anniversary date, which refresher training may be
16site-specific and may be conducted on the job.
17    (e) It is the responsibility of the employer to certify, on
18a form provided by the Department, that the employee has
19successfully completed the basic and refresher training. The
20original form or a copy shall be a permanent record of training
21completed by the employee and shall be placed in the employee's
22file with the employer for the period the employee remains with
23the employer. An agency may place a notarized copy of the
24Department form in lieu of the original into the permanent
25employee registration card file. The original form shall be
26given to the employee when his or her employment is terminated.

 

 

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1Failure to return the original form to the employee is grounds
2for disciplinary action. The employee shall not be required to
3repeat the required training once the employee has been issued
4the form. An employer may provide or require additional
5training.
6    (f) (Blank). Any certification of completion of the 20-hour
7basic training issued under the Private Detective, Private
8Alarm, Private Security and Locksmith Act of 1993 or any prior
9Act shall be accepted as proof of training under this Act.
10    (g) All private security contractors shall complete a
11minimum of 8 hours of annual training on a topic of their
12choosing, provided that the subject matter of the training is
13reasonably related to their private security contractor
14practice. A minimum of 4 hours of the annual training must be
15completed in a formal educational classroom setting,
16including, but not limited to, a live continuing education
17seminar offered by any recognized state or national industry
18association, any recognized continuing education provider, or
19by any 2-year or 4-year college or university. No more than 4
20hours of the annual training may be completed utilizing online
21training materials, online videos, or other similar training
22materials available via the Internet or through the reading of
23professional journals or publications.
24    (h) It shall be the responsibility of the private security
25contractor to keep and maintain a personal log of all training
26hours earned along with sufficient documentation necessary for

 

 

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1the Department to verify the annual training completed for at
2least 5 years. The personal training log and documentation
3shall be provided to the Department in the same manner as other
4documentation and records required under this Act.
5    (i) Recognizing the diverse professional practices of
6private security contractors licensed under this Act, it is the
7intent of the training requirements in this Section to allow
8for a broad interpretation of the coursework, seminar subjects,
9or class topics to be considered reasonably related to the
10practice of any profession licensed under this Act.
11    (j) Notwithstanding any other professional license a
12private security contractor holds under this Act, no more than
138 hours of annual training shall be required for any one year.
14    (k) The annual training requirements for private security
15contractors shall not apply until the calendar year following
16the issuance of the private security contractor license.
17(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-253, eff. 8-9-13;
1898-756, eff. 7-16-14.)".