BILL ANALYSIS Ó SB 1226 Page 1 Date of Hearing: August 13, 2014 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Mike Gatto, Chair SB 1226 (Correa) - As Amended: August 11, 2014 Policy Committee: N/A Vote:N/A Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: No Reimbursable: SUMMARY This bill: 1)Requires boards under the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA), after July1, 2016, to expedite the licensure process for honorably discharged veterans. Any board may adopt regulations as needed to implement this requirement. 2)Provides that a proprietary private security officer may submit records documenting equivalent military training, as determined by DCA, in lieu of having to complete a security officer training course as required under current law. FISCAL EFFECT Minor one-time IT costs of $50,000 to DCA. All costs to the various boards should be minor and absorbable, as boards are already implementing expedited licensure processing for military spouses. COMMENTS Purpose . Current law provides specific authority for the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services within DCA to accept military training towards licensure for security guards but not for proprietary private security officers. These officers provide services similar to a security guard and are employed by a company other than a private patrol operator licensed by the bureau. (Examples would be large corporations, such as Walmart and Target.) SB 1226 provides consistency for these officers regardless of their employer. SB 1226 Page 2 The author notes more than 30,000 veterans return to California each year after leaving the armed services, and many have difficulty transitioning back into civilian life. While the department's programs began expediting the licensure process for spouses of active duty military personnel in 2013, DCA's licensing programs do not have similar statutory authority to expedite licensure for veterans, which would be provided with this bill. Analysis Prepared by : Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916) 319-2081