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90_HB2674
225 ILCS 446/180
225 ILCS 446/192 new
225 ILCS 446/193 new
Amends the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private
Security, and Locksmith Act of 1993 to require private
detectives, employees of a private security contractor agency
who perform guarding functions, and employees of a private
alarm contractor agency who respond to alarm systems to
undergo additional weaponry and restraint technique training.
Prohibits private security contractor agencies from providing
armed personnel for labor disputes or at strike locations in
the course of providing private security contractor services.
Bars a private security contractor licensee, employee of the
licensee, or private security guard from performing specified
acts during a labor dispute, strike, or lockout.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Private Detective, Private Alarm,
2 Private Security, and Locksmith Act of 1993 by changing
3 Section 180 and adding Sections 192 and 193.
4 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5 represented in the General Assembly:
6 Section 5. The Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private
7 Security, and Locksmith Act of 1993 is amended by changing
8 Section 180 and adding Sections 192 and 193 as follows:
9 (225 ILCS 446/180)
10 Sec. 180. Employee training. Individuals registered as
11 employees of any agency certified under this Act, except
12 private detectives, employees of a private security
13 contractor agency who perform guarding functions, or those
14 employees of a private alarm contractor agency who respond to
15 alarm systems, must complete a minimum of 20 hours of
16 training related to their employment to be provided by a
17 qualified instructor. The substance and format of the
18 training shall be germane to the work of the employee as
19 determined by the employer and shall be completed under the
20 provisions of this Act.
21 Private detectives, individuals registered as employees
22 of a private security contractor agency who perform guarding
23 functions, or employees of a private alarm contractor agency
24 who responds to alarm systems shall complete within 30 days
25 of their employment a minimum of 20 hours of classroom
26 training. The classroom training shall be provided by a
27 qualified instructor and shall include the following subject
28 matters:
29 (1) The law regarding arrest and search and seizure
30 as it applies to private security.
31 (2) Civil and criminal liability for acts related
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1 to private security.
2 (3) The use of force, the legal limitations on the
3 justifiable use of force and deadly force, and
4 alternatives to the use of force.
5 (4) Arrest and control techniques.
6 (5) The elements of offenses under the Criminal
7 Code of 1961 directly related to the protection of
8 persons and property.
9 (6) The law on private police and on reporting to
10 law enforcement agencies.
11 (7) Fire prevention, fire equipment, and fire
12 safety.
13 (8) The procedures for service of process and
14 report writing.
15 (9) Human and public relations.
16 (10) First Aid.
17 (11) In the case of a person employed to use, when
18 necessary, a weapon other than a firearm, including but
19 not limited to a bludgeon, nightstick, baton, chemical
20 weapon, or electronic incapacitation device, training in
21 the use of the weapon.
22 (12) Training in the use of restraint or
23 immobilization techniques, including the carotid
24 restraint.
25 (13) Standards for weapons and equipment issued to
26 or carried or used by the licensee or employee.
27 It is the responsibility of the employer to certify, on
28 forms provided by the Department, that the employee has
29 successfully completed the training. The form shall be a
30 permanent record of the training completed by the employee
31 and shall be placed in the employee's file with the employer
32 for the term that the employee is retained by the employer.
33 The form shall be returned to the employee when his or her
34 employment is terminated. Failure to return the form to the
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1 employee is grounds for discipline. The employee shall not
2 be required to complete the training required under this Act
3 once the employee has been issued a form.
4 Nothing in this Act prevents any employer from providing
5 or requiring additional training beyond the required 20 hours
6 that the employer feels is necessary and appropriate for
7 competent job performance.
8 Any certification of completion of the 20-hour basic
9 training that was issued under the Private Detective, Private
10 Alarm and Private Security Act of 1983 shall be accepted as
11 proof of training under this Section.
12 The Department shall prescribe by rule at least 6 hours
13 of annual, continuing training requirements for private
14 detectives, employees of a private security contractor agency
15 who perform guarding functions, and employees of a private
16 alarm contractor agency who respond to alarm systems.
17 (Source: P.A. 88-363.)
18 (225 ILCS 446/192 new)
19 Sec. 192. Labor disputes. No private security
20 contractor agency shall, in the course of providing private
21 security contractor services, provide armed personnel for
22 labor disputes or at strike locations. This Section does not
23 apply to an agency's use of armed security personnel services
24 in the usual course of business for the protection of
25 persons, property, and payroll.
26 (225 ILCS 446/193 new)
27 Sec. 193. Acts prohibited during labor disputes.
28 (a) This Section applies to (1) a licensee or employee
29 of a licensee who is primarily performing private security
30 contractor services and (2) a private security guard who is
31 primarily performing the duties of a security guard.
32 (b) A person listed under subsection (a) shall not
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1 perform any of the following activities during a labor
2 dispute, strike, or lockout:
3 (1) incite or encourage a participant to perform,
4 or aid in the incitement or encouragement of a
5 participant in performing, unlawful acts against another
6 person or property;
7 (2) photograph a participant when neither the
8 participant nor the photographer is on the premises being
9 protected by the person or entity listed under subsection
10 (a);
11 (3) stop or detain a vehicle unless the vehicle is
12 on the premises being protected by the person or entity
13 listed under subsection (a);
14 (4) conduct surveillance of participants, when
15 neither the participant nor the person conducting the
16 surveillance is on the premises being protected by the
17 person or entity listed under subsection (a); or
18 (5) any other activities with the purpose of
19 intimidating or provoking a participant.
20 (c) A person or entity who violates this Section is
21 guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. In addition, the Department
22 shall suspend the license of a person or entity who is found
23 to have violated this Section, under the formal hearing
24 provisions of Section 130, for 60 days in the case of a first
25 violation, 6 months in the case of a second violation, and
26 one year in the case of a third or subsequent violation.