§ 841-C — Functions, powers and duties of the commissioner with respect to the council

§ 841-c. Functions, powers and duties of the commissioner with respect\nto the council. In addition to the functions, powers and duties\notherwise provided by this section and article seven-A of the general\nbusiness law, the commissioner shall, upon the recommendation and with\nthe general advice of the council:\n 1. prescribe minimum requirements for the eight hours of\npre-assignment training; the on-the-job training program to be completed\nwithin ninety working days following employment as a security guard; the\nforty-seven hours of firearms training for a special armed guard\nregistration card; the eight hour annual in-service training course; and\nthe eight hour in-service training course for armed security guards;\n 2. approve and certify security guard training schools, programs and\ncourses which meet or exceed the minimum requirements prescribed\npursuant to subdivision one of this section and issue certificates of\napproval to such schools, and revoke such approval or certificate\nprovided, however, that the commissioner may permit any such school,\nprogram or course in existence on the effective date of this section, to\nremain in effect for a period of one year following the effective date;\n 3. certify, as qualified, instructors of security guards and issue\nappropriate certificates to such instructors;\n 4. certify security guards or applicants who have satisfactorily\ncompleted basic training programs and issue appropriate certificates to\nsuch security guards or applicants;\n 5. cause studies and surveys to be made relating to the establishment,\noperation and approval of security guard training schools and training\nprograms;\n 6. consult with and cooperate with approved security guard training\nschools and programs for the development of advanced in-service training\nprograms for security guards and issue appropriate certificates to\nsecurity guards, attesting to their satisfactory completion of such\nadvanced training programs;\n 7. consult with and cooperate with universities, colleges and\ninstitutes in the state for the development of specialized courses of\nstudy for security guards;\n 8. consult with and cooperate with other departments and agencies of\nthe state concerned with security guard training;\n 9. consult with, cooperate with and provide technical assistance to\nthe council and to the department of state on matters concerning\nsecurity guards;\n 10. report to the council at each regular meeting of the council and\nat other such times as may be appropriate;\n 11. waive the training requirements as specified in article seven-A of\nthe general business law with respect to applicants employed by a\nsecurity guard company, if the security guard applicant provides\nappropriate documentation to demonstrate that he or she was or is\nsubject to training requirements which meet or exceed the requirements\nestablished pursuant to such article;\n 12. waive the training requirements as specified in article seven-A of\nthe general business law with respect to applicants employed by a\nsecurity guard company on a proprietary basis for its own use when such\ncompany presents adequate documentation that such training is not\ndirectly relevant to the applicant's job responsibilities and such\napplicant does not, in the course of their employment duties:\n (a) wear a uniform or other readily apparent indicia of authority; or\n (b) as a requisite of employment, carry a gun, and\n (c) have interactions with the public or expend a majority of the time\nspent in their employment duties in contract with the public; and\n 13. in consultation with the council, adopt and promulgate any rules\nand regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this section\nand sections eight hundred forty-one-a and eight hundred forty-one-b of\nthis article and or article seven-A of the general business law.\n