House Sponsors: LOPEZ-SANTIAGO-ACEVEDO. Short description: PRIV SECURITY GUARD-EMPLOYMENT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, and Locksmith Act of 1993. Requires the Department of Professional Regulation to complete a criminal background investigation of an applicant for a permanent employment registration card seeking employment with a private security contractor agency. Imposes a fine not to exceed $1,000 against a private security contractor agency that employs a person convicted of a felony if the conviction is revealed in the person's criminal background investigation. Makes additional substantive changes. FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of Professional Reg.) Investment in equipment and personnel at levels high enough to ensure turnaround would be prohibitively expensive, parti- cularly as this profession would pay for this change through fee increases; current revenue from fees would be inadequate. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE HB1041 fails to create a State mandate. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Dept. of Professional Reg.) Without photographs, 30,000 renewals can be processed in 3.33 weeks; with photographs would require 3,500 hours additional time, an additional 93 weeks, with no additional staff. New staff would cost approximately $57,800 for the renewal cycle only. New applications (approximately 52,000 per year), with photographs, would require 1,733 additional hours of proces- sing, approximately $30,680 with additional staff. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes the one-year limitation on the validity of permanent employee registration cards. Extends the deadline by which the Department of Professional Regulation shall report its criminal investigation findings in the case of an applicant seeking employment with a private security contractor agency from 10 business days to 12 weeks after the receipt of an application. Provides that no person may be employed by a private detective agency, private security contractor agency, private alarm contractor agency, or locksmith agency without holding a valid and active permanent employee registration card. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status