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                          HOUSE BILL 2267

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State of Washington      53rd Legislature     1994 Regular Session

By Representatives Campbell, Chandler, Springer, Conway, Veloria, Lisk and Wineberry

Read first time 01/12/94.  Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

Expanding the authority for testing, training, or certifying security guards.

    AN ACT Relating to security guard licensing; and amending RCW 18.170.100.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

    Sec. 1.  RCW 18.170.100 and 1991 c 334 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) The director shall adopt rules establishing preassignment training and testing requirements, which shall include a minimum of four hours of classes.  The director may establish, by rule, continuing education requirements for private security guards.  Rules adopted under this subsection may not require persons testing, training, or certifying security guards to own private security companies or to be employed as licensed security guards.

    (2) The director shall consult with the private security industry and law enforcement before adopting or amending the preassignment training or continuing education requirements of this section.

    (3) A private security guard or armed private security guard need not fulfill the preassignment training requirements of this chapter if he or she, within sixty days of July 28, 1991, provides proof to the director that he or she previously has met the training requirements of this chapter or has been employed as a private security guard or armed private security guard for at least eighteen consecutive months immediately prior to the date of application.

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