PRIVATE PATROL OPERATOR STUDY GUIDE
What is an INVOLUNTARY DISCHARGE of an Company's decision to:
employee?
1. TERMINATE an employee
2. FIRING/LAYING OFF an employee
3. FIRE employee
What is the VOLUNTARY DISCHARGE of an employee? 1. Employee decides to LEAVE or QUIT job
2. Employee QUITS job
If a community college is looking to hire a PPO to Any private security who works more than 20 hours per week performing
provide school security services, what special training is school security must first complete a special 24 hours training course. The
required? course was developed by BSIS in consultation with POST known as SB 1626
TRAINING; BPC 7583.6
Who must be trained? School SECURITY GAURD employed by school district more than 20 HOURS
PER WEEK.
What is ENTRAPMENT? Entrapment is a law-enforcement agent INDUCING a person to COMMIT AN
OFFENSE that the person would otherwise have been UNLIKELY to commit.
What training is required by SB1626 and when was it be The develop curriculum consist of a 24 hour training course.
completed by?
How can I obtain a copy of the approved training The curriculum can be obtained via the Internet at
curriculum?
www.bsis.ca.go/industries/syllabus.shtml
Who is authorized to teach the required course? SB 1626 does not establish criteria for instructors of course
Can school districts teach the course? YES Any person designated by the local education agency may teach the
course
What regulatory authority does the California Both agencies have the security guard or officer who works more than 20
Department of Consumer Affairs BSIS and the hours per week performing the function of school security
California Department of Education have with respect
to SB 1626?
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What administrative records if any must be kept by SB 1626 does not mandate what records must be kept. We recommend that
school districts in order to comply with SB 1626? local education agency's keep a record in which employees complete the
course, the course date, the name of the instructor, and that a record of course
completion be given to the attendees.
Are school districts required to issue certificates to NO
district security personnel who take and complete the
training?
Does SB 1626 provide funding for districts to train the NO
personnel?
What funds are available to school districts to pay for AB 1113 SCHOOL SAFETY BLOCK GRANT FUNDS
SB 1626 training, since the bill does not provide funds to
pay for? and
TITLE 4 SAFE and DRUG FREE SCHOOLS and COMMUNITIES ACT FUNDS
Is compliance with SB 1626 requirements a mandated The matter would have to be decided by the Commission in such matters are
cost that can be recovered by districts via petitioning considered on a case by case basis
the Commission on State Mandates for payment?
Our school district security personnel who provide YES
school security required by SB 1626 to meet the same
training requirements as guards provide school security
and are employed by PPOs?
Does SB 1626 identify a state agency responsible to NO
assure compliance?
Does SB 1626 provide sanctions for noncompliance? NO. Failure to comply me subject the district to increased liability should a
student be harmed
Is there an approved training course outline that must YES.
be used in order for the training to meet SB 1626
requirements? If so, how can it be accessed? www.bsis.ca.gov/industries/syllabus.shtml.
Are school districts required to use the SB 1626 training YES
curriculum to provide the training course?
Does SB 1626 require special training facilities be used NO
to conduct the training
, PRIVATE PATROL OPERATOR STUDY GUIDE
Who are state level contact persons for those requiring The Department of Education
additional information on the SB 1626 requirements?
Stephanie Pappas (916)445-8441
and
BSIS contact
Noreene DeKoning
(916)575-7054
Are SB 1626 training requirements for school security YES
officers in addition to fingerprint and background
check requirements that all school employees must
satisfy prior to employment by school districts?
Is there an approved state certified training vendor that NO. LEA's have total responsibility and authority to determine who teaches the
school districts may hire to provide required SB 1626 course
training?
Does SB 1626 apply to County Offices of Education? County Offices of Education who employ security officers working more than
20 hours per week on their campuses as defined in Education Code Section
38001.5(c) must meet the training requirements for security officers stated in SB
1626 7583.6(a & b) & 7583.45)
What must appear in or on any advertisement by a BSIS Business NAME, ADDRESS, or TELEPHONE NUMBER
license
and
LICENSE NUMBER
Which of these should be found in a guard's personnel W-4 YES
file?
FORM I-9 NO (NEVER)
When should a PPO verify that a person's guard card is At time of application
current?
At time of hiring
Before assigning to guard job
While anytime using as a guard
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If a guard's registration (guard card) is suspended or NO
revoked, does BSIS notify the PPO?
Who is responsible to make sure that the guard The PPO is ultimately responsible
registration of a PPO's working guard is current?
Both the guard and the PPO should monitor the card's status
The PPO is required to only use currently registered guards
What should a PPO do if he/she suspects that a security Contact BSIS
officer's guard card is fake?
If you are a PPO, and one of the guards you employ has 1. No PPO license
tried to STEAL away a client from you, what is important
to know? Guard committing misdemeanor crime
Offering services in California without a license
2. A "guard card" is NOT a "license" it is a REGISTRATION CARD
a guard cannot sell or directly provide security services to a client
3. The guard works for the person who is allowed to sell/provide security
services (a PPO)
4. A client can be fined THOUSANDS of dollars for using an unlicensed guard
service
Can a California PI, PPO, or security guard wear a YES
bulletproof vest?
I keep all the paperwork for my employee in his own Because the FED's say so. They say to not put his I-9 form in his personnel file
personnel file. So why am I told to NEVER put his I-9 because: some persons who might have access to his personnel file do NOT
form in there? have the right to know his confidential immigration status.
What is an INVOLUNTARY DISCHARGE of an Company's decision to:
employee?
1. TERMINATE an employee
2. FIRING/LAYING OFF an employee
3. FIRE employee
What is the VOLUNTARY DISCHARGE of an employee? 1. Employee decides to LEAVE or QUIT job
2. Employee QUITS job
If a community college is looking to hire a PPO to Any private security who works more than 20 hours per week performing
provide school security services, what special training is school security must first complete a special 24 hours training course. The
required? course was developed by BSIS in consultation with POST known as SB 1626
TRAINING; BPC 7583.6
Who must be trained? School SECURITY GAURD employed by school district more than 20 HOURS
PER WEEK.
What is ENTRAPMENT? Entrapment is a law-enforcement agent INDUCING a person to COMMIT AN
OFFENSE that the person would otherwise have been UNLIKELY to commit.
What training is required by SB1626 and when was it be The develop curriculum consist of a 24 hour training course.
completed by?
How can I obtain a copy of the approved training The curriculum can be obtained via the Internet at
curriculum?
www.bsis.ca.go/industries/syllabus.shtml
Who is authorized to teach the required course? SB 1626 does not establish criteria for instructors of course
Can school districts teach the course? YES Any person designated by the local education agency may teach the
course
What regulatory authority does the California Both agencies have the security guard or officer who works more than 20
Department of Consumer Affairs BSIS and the hours per week performing the function of school security
California Department of Education have with respect
to SB 1626?
, PRIVATE PATROL OPERATOR STUDY GUIDE
What administrative records if any must be kept by SB 1626 does not mandate what records must be kept. We recommend that
school districts in order to comply with SB 1626? local education agency's keep a record in which employees complete the
course, the course date, the name of the instructor, and that a record of course
completion be given to the attendees.
Are school districts required to issue certificates to NO
district security personnel who take and complete the
training?
Does SB 1626 provide funding for districts to train the NO
personnel?
What funds are available to school districts to pay for AB 1113 SCHOOL SAFETY BLOCK GRANT FUNDS
SB 1626 training, since the bill does not provide funds to
pay for? and
TITLE 4 SAFE and DRUG FREE SCHOOLS and COMMUNITIES ACT FUNDS
Is compliance with SB 1626 requirements a mandated The matter would have to be decided by the Commission in such matters are
cost that can be recovered by districts via petitioning considered on a case by case basis
the Commission on State Mandates for payment?
Our school district security personnel who provide YES
school security required by SB 1626 to meet the same
training requirements as guards provide school security
and are employed by PPOs?
Does SB 1626 identify a state agency responsible to NO
assure compliance?
Does SB 1626 provide sanctions for noncompliance? NO. Failure to comply me subject the district to increased liability should a
student be harmed
Is there an approved training course outline that must YES.
be used in order for the training to meet SB 1626
requirements? If so, how can it be accessed? www.bsis.ca.gov/industries/syllabus.shtml.
Are school districts required to use the SB 1626 training YES
curriculum to provide the training course?
Does SB 1626 require special training facilities be used NO
to conduct the training
, PRIVATE PATROL OPERATOR STUDY GUIDE
Who are state level contact persons for those requiring The Department of Education
additional information on the SB 1626 requirements?
Stephanie Pappas (916)445-8441
and
BSIS contact
Noreene DeKoning
(916)575-7054
Are SB 1626 training requirements for school security YES
officers in addition to fingerprint and background
check requirements that all school employees must
satisfy prior to employment by school districts?
Is there an approved state certified training vendor that NO. LEA's have total responsibility and authority to determine who teaches the
school districts may hire to provide required SB 1626 course
training?
Does SB 1626 apply to County Offices of Education? County Offices of Education who employ security officers working more than
20 hours per week on their campuses as defined in Education Code Section
38001.5(c) must meet the training requirements for security officers stated in SB
1626 7583.6(a & b) & 7583.45)
What must appear in or on any advertisement by a BSIS Business NAME, ADDRESS, or TELEPHONE NUMBER
license
and
LICENSE NUMBER
Which of these should be found in a guard's personnel W-4 YES
file?
FORM I-9 NO (NEVER)
When should a PPO verify that a person's guard card is At time of application
current?
At time of hiring
Before assigning to guard job
While anytime using as a guard
, PRIVATE PATROL OPERATOR STUDY GUIDE
If a guard's registration (guard card) is suspended or NO
revoked, does BSIS notify the PPO?
Who is responsible to make sure that the guard The PPO is ultimately responsible
registration of a PPO's working guard is current?
Both the guard and the PPO should monitor the card's status
The PPO is required to only use currently registered guards
What should a PPO do if he/she suspects that a security Contact BSIS
officer's guard card is fake?
If you are a PPO, and one of the guards you employ has 1. No PPO license
tried to STEAL away a client from you, what is important
to know? Guard committing misdemeanor crime
Offering services in California without a license
2. A "guard card" is NOT a "license" it is a REGISTRATION CARD
a guard cannot sell or directly provide security services to a client
3. The guard works for the person who is allowed to sell/provide security
services (a PPO)
4. A client can be fined THOUSANDS of dollars for using an unlicensed guard
service
Can a California PI, PPO, or security guard wear a YES
bulletproof vest?
I keep all the paperwork for my employee in his own Because the FED's say so. They say to not put his I-9 form in his personnel file
personnel file. So why am I told to NEVER put his I-9 because: some persons who might have access to his personnel file do NOT
form in there? have the right to know his confidential immigration status.
