89-N - Training requirements.

§ 89-n. Training requirements. 1. Security guards shall be required to  satisfactorily  complete  training  programs  given  and administered by  security guard training schools, schools which  provide  security  guard  training  programs or security guard companies prescribed, certified and  approved  by  the  commissioner  pursuant  to  section   eight   hundred  forty-one-c of the executive law to include:    a. an eight hour pre-assignment training course;    b. an on-the-job training course to be completed within ninety working  days  following employment, consisting of a minimum of sixteen hours and  a maximum of forty  hours,  as  determined  by  the  council,  generally  relating to the security guard's specific duties, the nature of the work  place and the requirements of the security guard company;    c.  a  forty-seven  hour  firearms  training  course for issuance of a  special armed guard registration card;    d. an eight hour annual in-service training course; and    e. an additional eight hour  annual  in-service  training  course  for  holders of special armed guard registration cards.    The training programs and courses required by this subdivision may, if  approved  and  certified by the commissioner pursuant to subdivision two  of section eight hundred forty-one-c of the executive law, be given  and  administered by security guard companies.    Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit a security guard company  from  voluntarily  providing  training programs and courses which exceed  the minimum requirements provided by this subdivision.    Upon completion of a required training course, a security guard  shall  receive   from   the  provider  a  certificate  evidencing  satisfactory  completion thereof in accordance with the requirements prescribed by the  commissioner pursuant  to  section  eight  hundred  forty-one-c  of  the  executive law.    2.  * a. A security guard who has been or was previously employed as a  peace  officer  for  eighteen  months  or  more  who  exhibits  a  valid  certificate  awarded  pursuant to subdivision six of section 2.30 of the  criminal procedure law attesting to his or her  satisfactory  completion  of  the  training  requirements  imposed by section 2.30 of the criminal  procedure law shall be exempt from the requirements of  paragraph  c  of  subdivision  one  of  this  section provided that such peace officer has  completed a course of firearms training approved by the municipal police  training council pursuant to the last paragraph of  subdivision  one  of  section  2.30  of  the  criminal  procedure  law provided, however, that  nothing in this subdivision shall be deemed to authorize such  guard  to  carry,  possess,  repair  or dispose of a firearm unless the appropriate  license therefor has been issued pursuant to section 400.00 of the penal  law.    * NB Effective until January 1, 2011    * a. A security guard who has been or was  previously  employed  as  a  peace  officer  for  eighteen  months  or  more  who  exhibits  a  valid  certificate awarded pursuant to subdivision six of section 2.30  of  the  criminal  procedure  law attesting to his or her satisfactory completion  of the training requirements imposed by section  2.30  of  the  criminal  procedure  law  shall  be exempt from the requirements of paragraph c of  subdivision one of this section provided that  such  peace  officer  has  completed a course of firearms training approved by the municipal police  training  council  provided,  however,  that nothing in this subdivision  shall be deemed to authorize such guard to  carry,  possess,  repair  or  dispose  of  a  firearm unless the appropriate license therefor has been  issued pursuant to section 400.00 of the penal law.    * NB Effective January 1, 20113. A security guard who is  also  employed  as  a  peace  officer  for  eighteen  months  or  more  shall  be  exempt  from  the requirements of  paragraph e of subdivision one of this section as long as he or  she  is  currently  employed  as  a  peace  officer  and  provides  to his or her  security  guard  employer  proof  of  such  annual  in-service  training  required under paragraph e of subdivision one of this section.    4. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a security  guard  who is:    a.  a correction officer of any state correctional facility having the  powers of a peace officer pursuant to subdivision twenty-five of section  2.10 of the criminal procedure law;    b. a  bridge  and  tunnel  officer,  sergeant  or  lieutenant  of  the  Triborough  bridge  and  tunnel  authority  having the powers of a peace  officer pursuant to subdivision twenty of section 2.10 of  the  criminal  procedure law;    c.  a  uniformed  court officer of the unified court system having the  powers of a peace officer pursuant to subdivision twenty-one of  section  2.10 of the criminal procedure law;    d.  a  court  clerk  having  the powers of a peace officer pursuant to  subdivision twenty-one of section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law;    e. a deputy sheriff having the powers of a peace officer  pursuant  to  subdivision two of section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law;    f.  a police officer as defined in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e),  (f), (j), (k), (l), (o) and (p) of subdivision  thirty-four  of  section  1.20  of  the  criminal  procedure  law  who  has been retired from such  employment for a period not to exceed ten years, provided, however, that  a retired police officer who has been retired from such employment for a  period in excess of ten years shall be required to provide proof to  his  or  her security guard employer of his or her satisfactory completion of  an  eight  hour  annual  in-service  training  course  approved  by  the  commissioner,  and  provided  further,  however,  that  a retired police  officer who will be required by his or her security  guard  employer  to  carry  a firearm or will be authorized to have access to a firearm shall  provide to such employer proof of his or her satisfactory completion  of  a forty-seven hour firearms training course approved by the commissioner  and,  if such firearms training course has not been completed within one  year prior to such employment, satisfactory completion of an  additional  eight  hour  annual  firearms in-service training course approved by the  commissioner, such training course to be completed at least annually; or    g. a  peace  officer  as  defined  in  subdivisions  two,  twenty  and  twenty-five  and paragraphs a and b of subdivision twenty-one of section  2.10 of the criminal procedure  law  who  has  been  retired  from  such  employment for a period not to exceed ten years, provided, however, that  a  retired peace officer who has been retired from such employment for a  period in excess of ten years shall be required to provide proof to  his  or  her security guard employer of his or her satisfactory completion of  an  eight  hour  annual  in-service  training  course  approved  by  the  municipal police training council, and provided further, however, that a  retired  peace officer who will be required by his or her security guard  employer to carry a firearm or will be authorized to have  access  to  a  firearm  shall provide to such employer proof of his or her satisfactory  completion of a forty-seven hour firearms training  course  approved  by  the  municipal  police  training  council and, if such firearms training  course has not been completed  within  one  year  prior  to  employment,  satisfactory  completion  of  an  additional  eight hour annual firearms  in-service training course approved by  the  municipal  police  training  council, such training course to be completed at least annually.