2005 Washington Revised Code RCW 18.170.100: Training and testing requirements.

(1)(a) The director shall adopt rules establishing preassignment and postassignment or on-the-job training and testing requirements.

     (b)(i) Except as provided under (b)(ii) of this subsection, beginning July 1, 2005, all security guards licensed on or after July 1, 2005, must complete at least eight hours of preassignment training. Preassignment training must include a minimum of four hours of classroom instruction, and a minimum of four additional hours that may be of classroom training, on-the-job training, or any combination of the two. A department certified trainer must report the preassignment training to the department.

     (ii) Any person who was most recently employed full-time as a sworn peace officer not more than five years prior to applying to become licensed as a private security guard may be deemed to satisfy the training required under (b)(i) of this subsection upon passage of the examination typically administered to applicants at the conclusion of the preassignment training required under (b)(i) of this subsection.

     (iii) The director may establish, by rule, training requirements for private security guards.

     (2) Beginning July 1, 2005, all security guards must complete at least eight hours of postassignment or on-the-job training.

     (a) For security guards initially licensed on or after July 1, 2005, four hours of postassignment training must be completed within six months of the date an initial private security guard license is issued by the director and the remaining four hours completed within twelve months of the date an initial private security guard license is issued by the department.

     (b) For security guards licensed prior to July 1, 2005, at least four hours of postassignment training must be completed by December 31, 2005, and the remaining four hours by July 1, 2006.

     (c) Postassignment or on-the-job training must be in the topic areas established by the director and may occur in a classroom setting, in the field, or a combination of the two. A department certified trainer need not report postassignment or on-the-job training. However, a department-certified trainer must attest in writing that the training occurred.

     (d) The number of required postassignment training hours must be increased by one hour on January 1st of every year until January 1, 2012. The number of postassignment training hours required of a security guard is the number required on the date the security guard was initially licensed by the department. These additional hours of training must be completed within eighteen months after the date a security guard initial license is issued by the department.

     (e) The director shall require companies to maintain records regarding the postassignment training hours completed by each employee. All such records are subject to inspection by the department. The training requirements and test results must be recorded and attested to as appropriate by a certified trainer.

     (3) The director shall consult with the private security industry and law enforcement before adopting or amending the training requirements of this section.

[2004 c 50 § 2; 1995 c 277 § 7; 1991 c 334 § 10.]