Florida Senate - 2018                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1574
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  01/29/2018           .                                
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       The Committee on Commerce and Tourism (Taddeo) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section
    6  493.6303, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         493.6303 License requirements.—In addition to the license
    8  requirements set forth elsewhere in this chapter, each
    9  individual or agency must comply with the following additional
   10  requirements:
   11         (4)(a) An applicant for a Class “D” license must submit
   12  proof of successful completion of a minimum of 40 hours of
   13  professional training at a school or training facility licensed
   14  by the department. Such training may be conducted by in-person
   15  instruction or online through the school or facility’s secure
   16  website, provided that the applicant’s identity, attendance, and
   17  successful completion of training are verified, and such
   18  verification is provided to the department upon completion of
   19  the training. The department shall by rule establish the general
   20  content, and number of hours of each subject area to be taught,
   21  and reporting requirements for verification of the training
   22  submission.
   23         Section 2. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) of
   24  section 493.6304, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
   25         493.6304 Security officer school or training facility.—
   26         (2) The application shall be signed and verified by the
   27  applicant under oath as provided in s. 92.525 and must contain,
   28  at a minimum, the following information:
   29         (a) The name and address of the school or training
   30  facility, or if the training is conducted online, the school or
   31  facility’s name and website address, and, if the applicant is an
   32  individual, her or his name, address, and social security or
   33  alien registration number.
   34         (b) The street address or website address of the place at
   35  which the training is to be conducted.
   36         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.
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   38  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   39  And the title is amended as follows:
   40         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   41  and insert:
   42                        A bill to be entitled                      
   43         An act relating to licensure of unarmed security
   44         guards; amending s. 493.6303, F.S.; authorizing
   45         security officer training classes to be offered online
   46         under certain circumstances; requiring the Department
   47         of Agriculture and Consumer Services to establish
   48         reporting requirements for verification of training
   49         submission; amending s. 493.6304, F.S.; conforming
   50         provisions to changes made by the act; providing an
   51         effective date.