California SB1203 mandates enhanced training for security guards, including deescalation techniques, and sets standards for reporting incidents.

California SB1203 introduces new training requirements for security guards, focusing on deescalation techniques and other skills. It mandates that proprietary private security officers complete a minimum of 42 hours of training within six months of employment, including eight hours dedicated to deescalation. The bill also requires annual training of at least eight hours in deescalation skills. Additionally, it mandates that employers report incidents involving physical altercations by security officers, excluding situations where officers assist in restraining patients in hospitals.

California SB1203 mandates enhanced training for security guards, including deescalation techniques, and sets standards for reporting incidents.

California SB1203 introduces new training requirements for security guards, focusing on deescalation techniques and other skills. It mandates that proprietary private security officers complete a minimum of 42 hours of training within six months of employment, including eight hours dedicated to deescalation. The bill also requires annual training of at least eight hours in deescalation skills. Additionally, it mandates that employers report incidents involving physical altercations by security officers, excluding situations where officers assist in restraining patients in hospitals.