HB 2154 Summary

• Requires private prison security officers to be certified pursuant to section 41-1822, establishing the same certification standards applied to state correctional officers.

• Adds private prison security officers under the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Board's jurisdiction, requiring them to complete at least 240 hours of basic training and meet uniform minimum standards.

• Mandates background investigations and criminal history checks for all private prison security officer applicants before they begin work in a private prison facility.

• Specifies that private prison security officers have no authority or jurisdiction outside the grounds of a private prison facility and must be at least 21 years old with no felony convictions.

• Makes violation of peace officer certification requirements a class 1 misdemeanor.