R156-63a-304. Continuing Education for Armed and Unarmed Private Security Officers as a Condition of Renewal

  In accordance with Subsections 58-1-203(1)(g) and 58-1-308(3)(b), the following continuing education requirements are established as a condition of renewal or reinstatement of licenses issued under Title 58, Chapter 63 in the classifications of armed private security officer and unarmed private security officer:

  (1) Armed and unarmed private security officers shall complete at least 32 hours of continuing education during each two-year renewal cycle. A minimum of 16 hours shall be core continuing education; the remaining hours may consist of professional continuing education or core continuing education.

  (a) "Core continuing education" is defined as education completed during a two-year renewal cycle, that covers each of the following topics:

  (i) company operational procedures manual;

  (ii) applicable state laws and rules;

  (iii) legal powers and limitations of private security officers;

  (iv) observation and reporting techniques;

  (v) ethics;

  (vi) management of aggressive behavior, use of force, de-escalation techniques;

  (vii) emergency techniques; and

  (viii) a recognized basic life saving course to obtain or maintain certification in:

  (A) cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR);

  (B) automated external defibrillator (AED);

  (C) first aid; or

  (D) any other recognized basic life-saving skills.

  (b) "Professional continuing education" is defined as education covering one or more of the following topics:

  (i) executive protection;

  (ii) basic self-defense;

  (iii) driving techniques for the security professional;

  (iv) escort techniques;

  (v) crowd control;

  (vi) access control and the use of electronic detection devices;

  (vii) use of defensive items and objects;

  (viii) homeland security involving bomb threats and anti-terrorism;

  (ix) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance; or

  (x) any other topic relevant to the education of security professionals.

  (2) In addition to the 32 hours of core/professional continuing education, an armed private security officer shall complete at least 16 hours of continuing firearms education and training during each two-year renewal cycle. Continuing firearms education and training:

  (a) shall be completed in four-hour blocks every six months;

  (b) may not include any hours for the continuing education requirement in Subsection R156-63a-304(1); and

  (c) shall include at minimum:

  (i) live classroom instruction concerning:

  (A) the restrictions in the use of deadly force; and

  (B) firearms safety on duty, at home, and on the range; and

  (ii) a recognized practical pistol recertification course on which the licensee achieves a minimum score of 80% using regular or low light conditions.

  (3) Credit for continuing education shall be recognized as follows:

  (a) unlimited hours for core, professional, and firearm continuing education completed in blocks of time of not less than one hour in formally established classroom courses, seminars, or conferences;

  (b) unlimited hours for professional continuing education provided via the Internet, if the course provider verifies registration and participation in the course by means of an exam which demonstrates that the participant has learned the material presented;

  (c) two hours for each hour of lecturing, training, or instructing a course, if it is the first time the material has been taught during the preceding 12 months, up to a maximum of 12 hours during each two-year renewal period; the type of credit received - whether core, professional, or firearms education and training - shall be based on the subject taught; and

  (d) one professional continuing education hour for each hour of service on the Contract Security Services Licensing Board, a state or national security board, or the Contract Security Education Advisory Peer Committee, up to a maximum of six hours during each two-year renewal period.

  (4) Modification of Required Continuing Education Hours.

  (a) A licensee who fails to complete the required four hours of continuing firearms education and training within the appropriate six-month period shall complete one and one half times the number of hours the licensee was deficient for the reporting period ("penalty hours"). Penalty hours shall not satisfy in whole or in part any of the continuing firearms education and training hours required for subsequent renewal of the license.

  (b) If a renewal period is shortened or lengthened to effect a change of renewal cycle, the continuing education hours required for that renewal period shall be increased or decreased proportionately.

  (c) The Division may defer or waive continuing education requirements as provided in Section R156-1-308d.

  (5) A licensee shall maintain documentation showing compliance with the requirements of this section, such as certificates of completion or course handouts and materials, for a period of three years from the end of the renewal period for which the continuing education is due.

  (6) A contract security company licensed under this chapter shall:

  (a) review continuing education courses and approve for its employees only those courses that meet the requirements of this section;

  (b)(i) maintain accurate records of its approved continuing education courses and of each employee's attendance and course completion; and

  (ii) make such records available for audit by representatives of the Division; and

  (c) ensure that each provider of its approved continuing education courses:

  (i) maintains accurate records of attendance and course completion, by individual licensee, that are available for review by the licensed company, the Division, and the licensee; and

  (ii) provides individuals completing the course a certificate identifying the:

  (A) name of the individual;

  (B) date the course was taken;

  (C) location where the course was taken or type of Internet course taken;

  (D) title of the course identifying its topic(s) as outlined in Subsection R156-63a-304(1);

  (E) name of the continuing education provider and instructor;

  (F) exam score for any exam taken; and

  (G) number of continuing education hours completed.

  (7) On a random basis, the Division may assign monitors at no charge to attend a continuing education course for the purpose of evaluating the course and the instructor.

  (8) The initial licensure education and training programs defined in Subsections R156-63a-102(1) and (2) may not be used to satisfy, in whole or in part, any of the continuing education requirements of this section.