SB 1148 — Security guards: training.

Summary

Security guards: training.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 09/30/26 - Chaptered html September 30, 2026
• Enrolled 09/08/26 - Enrolled html September 08, 2026
• Amended 08/28/26 - Amended Assembly Current pdf August 28, 2026
• Amended 07/01/26 - Amended Assembly pdf July 01, 2026
• Introduced 02/18/26 - Introduced pdf February 18, 2026
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This bill amends 2 section(s) of the California codes: Section 7574.18 of the Business and Professions Code; Section 7583.6 of the Business and Professions Code.

• Section 7574.18 of the Business and Professions Code

  (i)This section shall become operative on July 1, 2023. → SEC. 1.1. Section 7574.18 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: (1) (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a person who has completed a course in the exercise of the power to arrest and the appropriate use of force may complete training in security officer skills before registration is issued. (i) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed. SEC. 1.2. Section 7574.18 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read: 7574.18. (a) (1) Each applicant for a proprietary private security officer registration shall complete a course in the exercise of the power to arrest and the appropriate use of force as a condition of issuance of the registration. Training on the power to arrest and the appropriate use of force shall meet the requirements of Section 7583.7. Course providers authorized to provide training pursuant to Section 7583.7 shall issue a certificate of completion to the person upon satisfactory completion of each training. The course provider shall conduct the training in accordance with Section 7583.7 and any applicable regulations adopted by the bureau. The training shall be administered and certified by a single course provider, pursuant to subdivision (f), and shall be completed within six months preceding the date the application is submitted to the bureau.(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a person who has completed a course in the exercise of the power to arrest and the appropriate use of force may complete training in security officer skills before registration is issued.(b) (1) Except for a person who has completed the course training required by Section 7583.45, a person registered and employed as a proprietary private security officer shall complete 42 hours of training in security officer skills within six months from the date upon which registration is issued, or within six months of their employment with a proprietary private security employer. A proprietary private security officer registrant shall complete 18 of the 42 hours within 30 days from the date the registration is issued. The 42 hours of training shall be conducted through traditional classroom instruction, as defined by paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 7583.7. The eight hours of deescalation training required by this section shall be conducted by an instructor who is a human being and physically present, in person, and live with students in a classroom for 100 percent of the course and available at all times to answer students’ questions while providing the required training. No part of the security skills training shall be completed while a guard is on duty at their post. The time spent to attend the security skills training, including the deescalation training, shall be compensated by the proprietary private security employer if the guard is employed by, or has a pending offer of employment from, the employer. The cost of the security skills training shall be provided by the employer of the guard.(2) Two of the first 18 hours of the 42 hours of training, which are required to be completed within 30 days from the date the registration is issued, shall be dedicated to training employees on the rights contained in the notice described in subdivision (a) of Section 1553 of the Labor Code.(3) Eight hours of the 42 hours of security skills training shall be dedicated to practicing deescalation skills through in-person role-play and interactive training methods that involve evidence-based, trauma-informed techniques and strategies. The portions of the deescalation training shall be no less than eight hours in duration. These eight hours of deescalation training shall be compensated by the proprietary private security employer if the individual is employed by, or has a pending offer of employment with, the employer. The cost of the deescalation training shall be paid for by the employer of an individual who takes the course if they are employed by, or have a pending offer

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• Section 7583.6 of the Business and Professions Code

  SEC. 2.1. Section 7583.6 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: (1) (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a person who has completed a course in the exercise of the power to arrest and the appropriate use of force may complete training in security officer skills before registration is issued. (k) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed. SEC. 2.2. Section 7583.6 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read: 7583.6. (a) (1) Each applicant for a security guard registration shall complete a course in the exercise of the power to arrest and the appropriate use of force as a condition for the issuance of the registration. A course provider authorized to provide the training pursuant to Section 7583.7 shall issue a certificate of completion to the person upon satisfactory completion of the training. The course provider shall conduct the training in accordance with Section 7583.7 and any applicable regulations adopted by the bureau. The training shall be administered and certified by a single course provider, pursuant to subdivision (f), and shall be completed within six months preceding the date the application is submitted to the bureau. (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a person who has completed a course in the exercise of the power to arrest and the appropriate use of force may complete training in security officer skills before registration is issued.(b) (1) (A) Except for a registrant who has completed the course of training required by Section 7583.45, a security guard registrant shall complete not less than 42 hours of training in security guard skills within six months from the date an initial registration is issued. A security guard registrant shall complete 18 of the 42 hours within 30 days from the date the registration is issued. The 42 hours of training shall be conducted through traditional classroom instruction, as defined by paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 7583.7. The eight hours of deescalation training prescribed by subparagraph (C) shall be conducted by an instructor who is a human being and physically present, in person, and live with students in a classroom 100 percent of the course and available at all times to answer students’ questions while providing the required training. No part of this training shall be completed while a guard is on duty at their post. The time spent to attend the security skills training, including the deescalation training, shall be compensated by the licensee if the guard is employed by, or has a pending offer of employment from, the licensee. The cost of the training shall be provided by the employer of the guard.(B) Two of the first 18 hours of the 42 hours of training, which are required to be completed within 30 days from the date the registration is issued, shall be dedicated to training employees on the rights contained in the notice described in subdivision (a) of Section 1553 of the Labor Code.(C) Eight hours of the 42 hours of security skills training shall be dedicated to practicing deescalation skills through in-person role-play and interactive training methods that involve evidence-based, trauma-informed techniques and strategies. The portions of the deescalation training shall be no less than eight hours in duration. These eight hours of deescalation training shall be compensated by the employer if the individual is employed by, or has a pending offer of employment with, the employer. The cost of the deescalation training shall be paid for by the employer of an individual who takes the course if they are employed by, or have a pending offer of employment with, the employer.(D) For the purpose of this chapter, evidence-based, trauma-informed techniques and strategies shall be based on principles and methods informed by peer-reviewed or clinical research on trauma and includes role-playing and interactive methods. The bureau shall determine the criteria to evaluate whether deescalat

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Action History

1. September 30, 2026

   Approved by the Governor.

2. September 10, 2026

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

3. August 31, 2026

   Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

4. August 31, 2026

   In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

5. August 31, 2026

   Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6976.) Ordered to the Senate.

6. August 28, 2026

   Ordered to third reading.

7. August 28, 2026

   Read third time and amended.

8. August 27, 2026

   Joint Rule 61(b)(16) suspended. (Ayes 58. Noes 1. Page 6727.)

9. August 06, 2026

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

10. August 05, 2026

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 5).

11. July 01, 2026

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

12. June 30, 2026

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 30).

13. May 11, 2026

    Referred to Com. on B. & P.

14. April 16, 2026

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

15. April 16, 2026

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 3920.) Ordered to the Assembly.

16. April 14, 2026

    Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

17. April 13, 2026

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.

18. March 27, 2026

    Set for hearing April 13.

19. March 23, 2026

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3638.) (March 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

20. March 16, 2026

    Set for hearing March 23.

21. February 26, 2026

    Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.

22. February 19, 2026

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.

23. February 18, 2026

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

• Roger W. Niello · Primary

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