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                                  5903--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JEAN-PIERRE -- read once and referred to the
   Committee  on  Economic  Development  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation  to  enacting  the
   "school security guard training enhancement act"

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new article
 7-B to read as follows:
 
                                ARTICLE 7-B
              SCHOOL SECURITY GUARD TRAINING ENHANCEMENT ACT
 
 SECTION 89-E-1. SHORT TITLE.
         89-F-1. REQUIREMENTS FOR A SPECIALIZED CERTIFICATION.
         89-G-1. IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT.
   § 89-E-1. SHORT TITLE. THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS
 THE "SCHOOL SECURITY GUARD TRAINING ENHANCEMENT ACT".
   § 89-F-1. REQUIREMENTS FOR A SPECIALIZED CERTIFICATION.  SCHOOL  SECU-
 RITY GUARDS EMPLOYED OR CONTRACTED BY A SCHOOL IN THIS STATE, INCLUDING,
 BUT  NOT  LIMITED TO, RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS THAT HAVE BEEN RETIRED FOR
 MORE THAN FIVE YEARS, SHALL OBTAIN A SPECIALIZED CERTIFICATION, IN ADDI-
 TION TO THE GENERAL SECURITY GUARD LICENSE REQUIRED BY  ARTICLE  SEVEN-A
 OF  THIS  CHAPTER.  SUCH  SPECIALIZED  CERTIFICATION  SHALL  REQUIRE THE
 COMPLETION OF A SCHOOL-SPECIFIC TRAINING  PROGRAM,  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT
 LIMITED TO, ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY OF SCHOOL SECURITY OFFICERS, SCHOOL-
 RELATED  LAWS AND LIABILITY, SECURITY AWARENESS IN THE EDUCATIONAL ENVI-
 RONMENT, YOUTH MEDIATION/CONFLICT RESOLUTION, DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES,
 DYNAMICS  OF  STUDENT  BEHAVIOR  AND  CULTURAL  AWARENESS,   RESTORATIVE
 JUSTICE, CRISIS PREVENTION, AND THE DIGNITY FOR ALL STUDENTS ACT (DASA).

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   § 89-G-1. IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT. 1.  THE SPECIALIZED TRAINING
 PROGRAM  SHALL  BE  IMPLEMENTED AND ENFORCED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCA-
 TION, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE  SERVICES,
 THE  DIVISION  OF HOMELAND SECURITY, STATE POLICE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCE-
 MENT.    SUCH TRAINING PROGRAM SHALL BE STANDARDIZED AND APPROVED STATE-
 WIDE.
   2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO
 PRIOR TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE SATISFYING THE  TRAINING  REQUIREMENTS  OF
 THE SPECIALIZED CERTIFICATION.
   3.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS CONCERNING
 THE PERIOD OF TIME AFTER THIS SECTION BECOMES A  LAW  WHEN  THE  PROGRAM
 SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED.
   4.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL, UPON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CERTIFICATION
 PROGRAM, DETERMINE A PERIOD OF TIME NOT TO EXCEED ONE YEAR THAT INDIVID-
 UALS WILL HAVE TO OBTAIN SUCH  CERTIFICATE  TO  CONTINUE  SERVING  AS  A
 SCHOOL SECURITY GUARD.
   5. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL SUPERSEDE THE LANGUAGE OF ANY COLLEC-
 TIVELY  BARGAINED  AGREEMENT  SUBJECT  TO  ARTICLE FOURTEEN OF THE CIVIL
 SERVICE LAW. ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH  THIS  TRAINING,  OR  LEAVE  TIME
 REQUIRED,  SHALL  BE SUBJECT TO A COLLECTIVELY BARGAINED AGREEMENT UNDER
 ARTICLE FOURTEEN OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.

                             
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                                  5903--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JEAN-PIERRE -- read once and referred to the
   Committee  on  Economic  Development  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee -- recommitted to the Committee on Economic Development in accord-
   ance with Assembly Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business  law  and  the  executive  law,  in
   relation  to  enacting the "school security guard training enhancement
   act"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "school security guard training enhancement act".
   § 2. Article 7-A of the general business law is amended  by  adding  a
 new section 89-x to read as follows:
   §  89-X.  APPLICABILITY TO SCHOOL SECURITY GUARDS.  1. SCHOOL SECURITY
 GUARDS EMPLOYED OR CONTRACTED BY A SCHOOL IN THIS STATE, INCLUDING,  BUT
 NOT  LIMITED TO, RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS THAT HAVE BEEN RETIRED FOR MORE
 THAN FIVE YEARS, SHALL OBTAIN A SPECIALIZED CERTIFICATION,  IN  ADDITION
 TO  THE  GENERAL  SECURITY  GUARD LICENSE REQUIRED BY ARTICLE SEVEN-A OF
 THIS  CHAPTER.  SUCH  SPECIALIZED  CERTIFICATION   SHALL   REQUIRE   THE
 COMPLETION  OF  A  SCHOOL-SPECIFIC  TRAINING PROGRAM, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO, ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY OF SCHOOL SECURITY OFFICERS, SCHOOL-
 RELATED LAWS AND LIABILITY, SECURITY AWARENESS IN THE EDUCATIONAL  ENVI-
 RONMENT, YOUTH MEDIATION/CONFLICT RESOLUTION, DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES,
 DYNAMICS   OF  STUDENT  BEHAVIOR  AND  CULTURAL  AWARENESS,  RESTORATIVE
 JUSTICE, CRISIS PREVENTION, AND THE DIGNITY FOR ALL STUDENTS ACT (DASA).
   2. THE SPECIALIZED TRAINING PROGRAM SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED AND  ENFORCED
 BY  THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
 THE DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES, THE  DIVISION  OF  HOMELAND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 SECURITY, STATE POLICE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.  SUCH TRAINING PROGRAM
 SHALL BE STANDARDIZED AND APPROVED STATEWIDE.
   3.  THE SECRETARY SHALL, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCA-
 TION AND THE SECURITY GUARD ADVISORY COUNCIL, ADOPT  RULES   AND   REGU-
 LATIONS  IMPLEMENTING    THE  PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. SUCH RULES AND
 REGULATIONS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (A) REQUIREMENTS OF THE SPECIALIZED  CERTIFICATION AND SCHOOL-SPECIFIC
 TRAINING PROGRAM;
   (B) CRITERIA DETERMINING IF PRIOR TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE MAY BE  USED
 TO SATISFY THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH SPECIALIZED CERTIFICATION;
   (C)  THE  PERIOD  OF  TIME  AFTER  THIS SECTION BECOMES A LAW WHEN THE
 PROGRAM SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED; AND
   (D) UPON IMPLEMENTATION OF  THE  CERTIFICATION  PROGRAM,  DETERMINE  A
 PERIOD  OF  TIME  NOT  TO  EXCEED ONE YEAR THAT INDIVIDUALS WILL HAVE TO
 OBTAIN SUCH CERTIFICATE TO CONTINUE SERVING AS A SCHOOL SECURITY GUARD.
   4. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL SUPERSEDE THE LANGUAGE OF ANY COLLEC-
 TIVELY BARGAINED AGREEMENT SUBJECT TO  ARTICLE  FOURTEEN  OF  THE  CIVIL
 SERVICE  LAW.  ANY  COSTS  ASSOCIATED  WITH THIS TRAINING, OR LEAVE TIME
 REQUIRED, SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A COLLECTIVELY BARGAINED  AGREEMENT  UNDER
 ARTICLE FOURTEEN OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
   §  3.  Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subdivision 1 of section 841-b of the
 executive law, as added by chapter 336 of the laws of 1992, are  amended
 and a new paragraph (e) is added to read as follows:
   (c)  minimum qualifications for instructors at approved security guard
 training schools and training programs; [and]
   (d) the subject matter of all  training  requirements  which  security
 guards  and  security guard applicants must complete before being regis-
 tered as unarmed and armed security guards[.]; AND
   (E) THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SCHOOL-SPECIFIC TRAINING PROGRAM
 DESCRIBED IN SECTION EIGHTY-NINE-X OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW.
   § 4. Subdivision 7 of section 841 of the executive law, as amended  by
 section  6  of  part  Q of chapter 56 of the laws of 2009, is amended to
 read as follows:
   7. Consult with and cooperate with other departments and  agencies  of
 the  state  concerned  with  police officer, SCHOOL SECURITY GUARDS, and
 peace officer training;
   § 5. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.  Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
 completed on or before such effective date.