Florida Senate - 2018                             CS for SB 1574
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Commerce and Tourism; and Senator Taddeo
       
       
       
       
       
       577-02581-18                                          20181574c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to licensure of unarmed security
    3         guards; amending s. 493.6303, F.S.; authorizing
    4         security officer training classes to be offered online
    5         under certain circumstances; requiring the Department
    6         of Agriculture and Consumer Services to establish
    7         reporting requirements for verification of training
    8         submission; amending s. 493.6304, F.S.; conforming
    9         provisions to changes made by the act; providing an
   10         effective date.
   11          
   12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   13  
   14         Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section
   15  493.6303, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   16         493.6303 License requirements.—In addition to the license
   17  requirements set forth elsewhere in this chapter, each
   18  individual or agency must comply with the following additional
   19  requirements:
   20         (4)(a) An applicant for a Class “D” license must submit
   21  proof of successful completion of a minimum of 40 hours of
   22  professional training at a school or training facility licensed
   23  by the department. Such training may be conducted by in-person
   24  instruction or online through the school or facility’s secure
   25  website, provided that the applicant’s identity, attendance, and
   26  successful completion of training are verified, and such
   27  verification is provided to the department upon completion of
   28  the training. The department shall by rule establish the general
   29  content, and number of hours of each subject area to be taught,
   30  and reporting requirements for verification of the training
   31  submission.
   32         Section 2. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) of
   33  section 493.6304, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
   34         493.6304 Security officer school or training facility.—
   35         (2) The application shall be signed and verified by the
   36  applicant under oath as provided in s. 92.525 and must contain,
   37  at a minimum, the following information:
   38         (a) The name and address of the school or training
   39  facility, or if the training is conducted online, the school or
   40  facility’s name and website address, and, if the applicant is an
   41  individual, her or his name, address, and social security or
   42  alien registration number.
   43         (b) The street address or website address of the place at
   44  which the training is to be conducted.
   45         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.