Private security services: security guards: training.

Senator Richardson's legislation revises California's security guard training requirements by centralizing course administration and tightening certification standards. The bill mandates that power of arrest and use of force training be delivered through a single authorized provider and completed within six months before application submission to the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services.

The measure modifies how private security companies can conduct training, limiting them to instructing only their own employees and job applicants while maintaining the existing 32-hour training requirement for new registrants. Security guard applicants must now document their training source, instructor, and completion date, with both guards and employers required to maintain detailed training records for bureau inspection. Peace officers and armored vehicle guards remain exempt from these requirements.

The Bureau of Security and Investigative Services, in consultation with the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, must develop a standardized curriculum for security officer skills training. This change establishes uniform content across all training providers while preserving the current timeline requiring new registrants to complete 16 hours of instruction within 30 days of registration and the remaining hours within six months.