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Senate Bill S194

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to training for school security guards

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2025-S194 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 7-A §89-x, Gen Bus L; amd §§841 & 841-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S4559

2025-S194 - Summary

Enacts the "school security guard training enhancement act"; provides that annual training where a security guard is employed or contracted by a school in this state shall require the completion of school specific-training.

2025-S194 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S194 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    194
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. MARTINEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business  law  and  the  executive  law,  in
   relation  to  enacting the "school security guard training enhancement
   act"

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "school security guard training enhancement act".
   § 2. Article 7-A of the general business law is amended  by  adding  a
 new section 89-x to read as follows:
   §  89-X.  APPLICABILITY TO SCHOOL SECURITY GUARDS.  1. SCHOOL SECURITY
 GUARDS EMPLOYED OR CONTRACTED BY A SCHOOL IN THIS STATE, INCLUDING,  BUT
 NOT  LIMITED TO, RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS THAT HAVE BEEN RETIRED FOR MORE
 THAN FIVE YEARS, SHALL OBTAIN A SPECIALIZED CERTIFICATION,  IN  ADDITION
 TO  THE  GENERAL  SECURITY  GUARD LICENSE REQUIRED BY THIS ARTICLE. SUCH
 SPECIALIZED CERTIFICATION SHALL REQUIRE THE COMPLETION OF A  SCHOOL-SPE-
 CIFIC  TRAINING PROGRAM, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ROLE AND RESPON-
 SIBILITY OF SCHOOL SECURITY OFFICERS, SCHOOL-RELATED LAWS AND LIABILITY,
 SECURITY   AWARENESS   IN    THE    EDUCATIONAL    ENVIRONMENT,    YOUTH
 MEDIATION/CONFLICT  RESOLUTION,  DISASTERS  AND EMERGENCIES, DYNAMICS OF
 STUDENT BEHAVIOR AND CULTURAL  AWARENESS,  RESTORATIVE  JUSTICE,  CRISIS
 PREVENTION, AND THE DIGNITY FOR ALL STUDENTS ACT (DASA).
   2.  THE SPECIALIZED TRAINING PROGRAM SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED AND ENFORCED
 BY THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION  AND
 THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES, THE DIVISION OF HOMELAND
 SECURITY, STATE POLICE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.  SUCH TRAINING PROGRAM
 SHALL BE STANDARDIZED AND APPROVED STATEWIDE.
   3. THE SECRETARY SHALL, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF  EDUCA-
 TION  AND  THE SECURITY GUARD ADVISORY COUNCIL, ADOPT  RULES  AND  REGU-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

2025-S194A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 7-A §89-x, Gen Bus L; amd §§841 & 841-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S4559

2025-S194A - Summary

Enacts the "school security guard training enhancement act"; provides that annual training where a security guard is employed or contracted by a school in this state shall require the completion of school specific-training.

2025-S194A - Sponsor Memo

2025-S194A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  194--A
     Cal. No. 510
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. MARTINEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Consumer  Protection  --
   reported  favorably  from  said committee, ordered to first and second
   report, ordered to a third reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,
   retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general  business law and the executive law, in
   relation to school security guards
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph d of subdivision 1 of section 89-n of the general
 business law, as added by chapter 336 of the laws of 1992, is amended to
 read as follows:
   d.  an  eight  hour  annual  in-service training course, PROVIDED THAT
 WHERE A SECURITY GUARD IS EMPLOYED OR CONTRACTED BY  A  SCHOOL  IN  THIS
 STATE,   SUCH  ANNUAL  IN-SERVICE  TRAINING  COURSE  SHALL  REQUIRE  THE
 COMPLETION OF SCHOOL-SPECIFIC TRAINING, INCLUDING, BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO,
 ROLE  AND  RESPONSIBILITY OF SCHOOL SECURITY GUARDS, SCHOOL-RELATED LAWS
 AND LIABILITY, SECURITY AWARENESS IN THE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT,  YOUTH
 MEDIATION/CONFLICT  RESOLUTION,  DISASTERS  AND EMERGENCIES, DYNAMICS OF
 STUDENT BEHAVIOR AND CULTURAL AWARENESS, RESTORATIVE  PRACTICES,  CRISIS
 PREVENTION,  AND  THE  DIGNITY FOR ALL STUDENTS ACT (DASA). SUCH SCHOOL-
 SPECIFIC TRAINING SHALL BE DESIGNED AND ENFORCED BY THE  DEPARTMENT,  IN
 CONSULTATION  WITH  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  EDUCATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
 CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES, THE  DIVISION  OF  HOMELAND  SECURITY,  STATE
 POLICE  AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SHALL BE STANDARDIZED AND APPROVED
 STATEWIDE; and
   § 2. Subdivision 7 of section 841 of the executive law, as amended  by
 section  6  of  part  Q of chapter 56 of the laws of 2009, is amended to
 read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2025-S194B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 7-A §89-x, Gen Bus L; amd §§841 & 841-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S4559

2025-S194B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "school security guard training enhancement act"; provides that annual training where a security guard is employed or contracted by a school in this state shall require the completion of school specific-training.

2025-S194B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S194B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  194--B
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. MARTINEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Consumer  Protection  --
   reported  favorably  from  said committee, ordered to first and second
   report, ordered to a third reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,
   retaining  its  place  in the order of third reading -- recommitted to
   the Committee on Consumer Protection in accordance with Senate Rule 6,
   sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general  business law and the executive law, in
   relation to school security guards
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.   Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "school security guard training enhancement act".
   § 2.  Paragraph d of subdivision 1 of  section  89-n  of  the  general
 business law, as added by chapter 336 of the laws of 1992, is amended to
 read as follows:
   d.  an  eight  hour  annual  in-service training course, PROVIDED THAT
 WHERE A SECURITY GUARD IS EMPLOYED OR CONTRACTED BY  A  SCHOOL  IN  THIS
 STATE,   SUCH  ANNUAL  IN-SERVICE  TRAINING  COURSE  SHALL  REQUIRE  THE
 COMPLETION OF A  SECURITY  TRAINING  CURRICULUM  SPECIFIC  TO  A  SCHOOL
 SETTING,  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY OF
 SCHOOL SECURITY GUARDS,  SCHOOL-RELATED  LAWS  AND  LIABILITY,  SECURITY
 AWARENESS  IN  THE  EDUCATIONAL  ENVIRONMENT,  YOUTH  MEDIATION/CONFLICT
 RESOLUTION, DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES, DYNAMICS OF STUDENT BEHAVIOR  AND
 CULTURAL  AWARENESS,  DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL EDUCATION CONSIDERATIONS,
 RESTORATIVE PRACTICES,  CRISIS  PREVENTION,  AND  THE  DIGNITY  FOR  ALL
 STUDENTS ACT (DASA). SUCH SCHOOL-SPECIFIC TRAINING SHALL BE DESIGNED AND
 ENFORCED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT,  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
 EDUCATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES, THE  DIVISION
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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