SB-0162 Summary

• Amends the Private Security Business and Security Alarm Act to remove references to "private security guards" and focus regulation on security alarm system contractors, private security police forces, and private college security forces.

• Establishes a "principal license holder" requirement for non-individual licensees, who must be designated to act on behalf of the business entity and meet all applicable qualifications under section 6.

• Changes employee background check procedures from fingerprint-based checks to ICHAT (Internet Criminal History Access Tool) searches, with results determining eligibility for employment as direct security service providers.

• Shifts licensing authority for private security police and private college security forces from the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs to the Department of State Police, while maintaining uniform application and qualification standards.

• Replaces bonding requirements with liability insurance requirements ($400,000 per occurrence minimum) and modifies license fee structures; consolidates license fees into a Security Business Fund for enforcement and administration.