SB 1203: Security services.

This bill aims to improve the security industry in California by increasing training requirements for security personnel. All security personnel must complete 34 hours of training in security officer skills, including a course on the exercise of power to arrest and the appropriate use of force. Additionally, they must complete 8 hours of training on deescalation skills annually. Private security employers must ensure that security skills training occurs and compensate employees for this training. The bill also requires security personnel to report any firearm discharges or physical altercations with the public within 7 days, including the apparent race and gender of the individual involved. The bill increases administrative fines for violations of security industry provisions, with fines not exceeding $10,000 per violation. It also requires the Bureau of Security and Investigative Servi…