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                   Senate Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary
                           Senator Christine Kehoe, Chair

                                           741 (Maldonado)
          
          Hearing Date:  5/4/2009         Amended: 4/13/2009
          Consultant:  Bob Franzoia       Policy Vote: BP&ED 8-1
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          BILL SUMMARY:  SB 741 would revise the Proprietary Security  
          Services Act by requiring, on and after January 1, 2011,  
          proprietary private security officers (PPSOs) and proprietary  
          private security employers (PPSEs) to register with the Bureau  
          of Security and Investigative Services within the Department of  
          Consumer Affairs.  This bill would provide for a registration  
          process for officers and employers.  This bill would require  
          PPSOs to complete training in security officer skills and would  
          require PPSEs to maintain records regarding the employment and  
          training of PPSOs.
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                            Fiscal Impact (in thousands)

           Major Provisions         2009-10      2010-11       2011-12     Fund
           Private security       $0         $70*        $60 ongoing    
          Special**
          registration requirement          - all costs offset by  
          registration fees -                           

          * One time information technology costs of $30 and half year  
          personnel costs of $39
          ** Private Security Services Fund (1111-0239)
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          STAFF COMMENTS: 
          
          This bill would (1) define a PPSE as a person who has one or  
          more employees who provide security services for the employer  
          and only for the employer, and would (2) define a PPSO as an  
          unarmed person who is employed exclusively by any one employer  
          whose primary duty is to provide security services for his or  
          her employer.  A PPSO must wear a distinctive uniform and be  
          likely to interact with the public while performing his or her  
          duties.  These persons are not security guards (SGs) who may  
          carry a gun.











          Under current law, there are PPSOs who work in-house for a  
          specific employer and there are security guards employed by a  
          contract security company to provide security services for a  
          third party (private patrol operators).  This bill establishes a  
          registration process for these persons and would require PPSO  
          applicants to include a $50 registration fee, as well as  
          fingerprints, and would require PPSE applicants to include a $75  
          registration fee.  The renewal fee would be set at $35.

          Initial revenues will be in the range of $5,000 to $20,000  
          annually, increasing to fully offset costs in two to three  
          years.