59-1750.3.

§59-1750.3.


    A.  The director of the Council on Law Enforcement Education and
Training, and any staff member designated by the director, shall have
all the powers and authority of peace officers of this state for the
purposes of enforcing the provisions of Section 1750.1 et seq. of
this title, and all other duties which are or may be conferred upon
the Council by Section 1750.1 et seq. of this title.  The powers and
duties conferred on the director or any staff member appointed by the
director as a peace officer shall not limit the powers and duties of
other peace officers of this state or any political subdivision
thereof.  The director, or any staff member  appointed by the
director as a peace officer shall, upon request, assist any federal,
state, county, or municipal law enforcement agency.
    B.  The Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training shall
have the following powers and duties:
    1.  To promulgate rules to carry out the purposes of Section
1750.1 et seq. of this title;
    2.  To establish and enforce standards governing the training of
persons required to be licensed pursuant to Section 1750.1 et seq. of
this title with respect to:
         a.   issuing, denying, or revoking certificates of approval
              to security training schools, and programs administered
              by the state, a county, a municipality, a private
              corporation, or an individual,
         b.   certifying instructors at approved security training
              schools,
         c.   establishing minimum requirements for security training
              schools and periodically reviewing these standards, and
         d.   providing for periodic inspection of all security
              training schools or programs;
    3.  To establish minimum curriculum requirements for training as
the Council may require for security guards, armed security guards,
and private investigators.  Training requirements for unarmed
security guards shall not exceed forty (40) hours of instruction;
    4.  To establish minimum requirements for a mandatory continuing
education program for all licensed private investigators which shall
include, but not be limited to:
         a.   establishing a designated minimum number of clock hours
              of required attendance, not to exceed eight (8) clock
              hours yearly, at accredited educational functions,
         b.   establishing the penalties to be imposed upon a
              licensee for failure to comply with the continuing
              education requirements,
         c.   establishing a nonpaid advisory board of licensed
              private investigators to assist the Council in
              establishing the criteria for determining the
              qualifications of proposed continuing education
              programs that would be submitted to the Council for
              accreditation to meet this requirement, and
         d.   providing that the expense of such continuing education
              shall be paid by the private investigators
              participating therein;
    5.  To grant a waiver of any training requirement, except
firearms training which shall be required for an armed security guard
license, if the applicant has completed not less than one (1) year of
full-time employment as a security guard, armed security guard,
private investigator, or law enforcement officer within a three-year
period immediately preceding the date of application and the
applicant provides sufficient documentation thereof as may be
required by the Council;
    6.  To grant an applicant credit for fulfilling any prescribed
course or courses of training, including firearms training, upon
submission of acceptable documentation of comparable training.  The
Council may grant or refuse any such credit at its discretion;
    7.  To issue the licenses and identification cards provided for
in Section 1750.1 et seq. of this title;
    8.  To investigate alleged violations of Section 1750.1 et seq.
of this title or rules relating thereto and to deny, suspend, or
revoke licenses and identification cards if necessary, or to issue
notices of reprimand to licensees with or without probation under
rules to be prescribed by the Council;
    9.  To provide all forms for applications, identification cards,
and licenses required by Section 1750.1 et seq. of this title;
    10.  To enter into reciprocal agreements with officials of other
states;
    11.  To immediately suspend a license if a licensee's actions
present a danger to the licensee or to the public; and
    12.  To require additional testing for continuation or
reinstatement of a license if a licensee exhibits an inability to
exercise reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.