Or. Admin. R. 259-060-0060 - Minimum Standards for Training
(1)
All private security courses and examinations will be based upon a curriculum
approved by the Board .
(2) All
required training and testing must be conducted by a certified private security
instructor or by a Department designee.
(3) Notwithstanding section (4), all required
firearms courses must be administered by a certified private security firearms
instructor.
(4) The Department or
its designee will deliver the event and entertainment private security
professional, private security instructor and manager courses.
(5) All training must be delivered in English
and assessments and written exams must be completed in English, without
assistance.
(6) The Department
website will provide names of instructors who have requested on a
Department -approved form that their names be available to applicants.
(7) The applicant or private security
provider must submit proof of successful completion of the training required as
specified in these rules. Successful completion of the training must be
documented by submitting the following proof of completion to the Department:
(a) A completed Form PS-6 issued to the
applicant by a certified private security instructor. The Form PS-6 must be
signed by the certified private security instructor who administered the
course; or
(b) A certificate of
completion issued by the Department .
(8) To satisfy the training requirements for
private security certification or licensure, training must be received and
accepted by the Department within 180 days of the training being
completed.
(9) Private Security
Course Descriptions.
(a) Basic Classroom
Instruction. Basic classroom consists of live classroom instruction which may
include use of a subject matter expert, audio and visual instruction.
Instructors must provide individuals with a manual of the basic curriculum.
Applicants must complete a closed-book written examination.
(b) Assessments . Assessments are hands-on,
practical exercises given to private security professionals that will reinforce
the knowledge and techniques presented during classroom instruction.
Assessments consist of evaluations and include, but are not limited to,
scenarios requiring application of task-related skills learned in the basic
classroom instruction.
(c) Event
and Entertainment Private Security Professional Basic Course. The Event and
Entertainment Private Security Professional Basic Course provides basic private
security training to private security professionals who are providing private
security services solely for event or entertainment businesses or venues. This
is a standalone course and does not replace the unarmed private security
professional basic course.
(A) The Event and
Entertainment Private Security Professional Basic Course is based on curriculum
approved by the Board on January 23, 2020.
(B) The Event and Entertainment Private
Security Professional Basic Course consists of online training and a final
exam.
(C) Students must achieve a
passing score of 100% on the final exam, with remediation.
(D) The Event and Entertainment Private
Security Professional Basic Course is administered by the Department and
delivered online.
(d)
Basic Firearms Course. Basic Firearms course must include:
(A) A minimum of 24 hours of instruction and
an open-book written examination covering firearms instruction
materials;
(B) A safe gun handling
test; and
(C) A marksmanship
qualification using firearms qualification standards and targets.
(e) Alarm Monitor Private Security
Instructor Course. The alarm monitor private security instructor course teaches
alarm monitor professional curriculum, instructing techniques and Department
policies and procedures. The course includes classroom instruction, assessments
and a written examination.
(f)
Unarmed Private Security Instructor Development Course. The unarmed private
security instructor development course teaches unarmed professional curriculum,
instructing techniques and Department policies and procedures. The course
includes classroom instruction, assessments and a written
examination.
(g) Private Security
Firearms Instructor Course. The private security firearms instructor course
teaches armed professional curriculum instruction, instructing techniques,
practical application and Department policies and procedures. The course
includes classroom instruction, marksmanship qualification, safe handgun
handling and a written examination.
(h) Manager Course. The manager course trains
on Department policies and procedures. The course includes classroom
instruction, assessments and a written examination.
(i) Firearms Marksmanship Qualification and
Armed Refresher Course includes an annual firearms marksmanship qualification,
the annual armed 4-hour classroom refresher course, a safe gun handling test
and closed-book written examination.
(j) Biennial Renewal Training includes a
four-hour biennial renewal course related to the current level of certification
and in accordance with OAR 259-060-0120, 259-060-0130, and
259-060-0135.
(k) Private Security
Firearms Instructor Marksmanship Qualification includes an annual firearms
marksmanship qualification.
(l)
Unarmed Private Security Instructor Refresher Course includes an unarmed
instructor refresher update and an examination.
(m) Event and Entertainment Private Security
Professional Refresher Course. The Event and Entertainment Private Security
Professional Refresher Course provides refresher training for event and
entertainment private security professionals to renew certification . This is a
standalone course and does not replace the unarmed private security
professional biennial renewal course.
(A) The
Event and Entertainment Private Security Professional Refresher Course is based
on curriculum approved by the Board on January 23, 2020.
(B) The Event and Entertainment Private
Security Professional Refresher Course consists of online training and a final
exam.
(C) Students must achieve a
passing score of 100% on the final exam, with remediation.
(D) The Event and Entertainment Private
Security Professional Refresher Course is administered by the Department and
delivered online.
(10) Applicants must achieve a score of 100
percent on all examinations and assessments with remediation in accordance with
OAR 259-060-0136(7).
(11) If a
certified armed private security professional or a certified private security
firearms instructor fails a firearms qualification or training course, the
armed private security professional or private security firearms instructor
certifications issued to that person are subject to emergency suspension and
refusal to renew under OAR 259-060-0120 and OAR 259-060-0135. Firearms
qualifications and training courses include the basic firearms course, the
firearms marksmanship qualification and armed refresher course, the private
security firearms instructor marksmanship qualification, and the private
security firearms instructor course.
(12) All individuals who have previously been
certified or licensed by the Department as a private security provider who have
not held certification or licensure for over four years must complete the
appropriate basic training in its entirety.
Notes
Forms referenced are available from the agency.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 181A.870
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 181A.870
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