259-060-0135 Private Security Instructor Requirements for Certification (1) In order to be eligible for the issuance or renewal of an instructor certification, all private security instructor applicants must: (a) Be in compliance with the minimum standards for certification in OAR 259-060-0020; (b) Provide proof of experience that equals three years or more of full-time work experience, within the 10 years prior to application, as a private security provider, a military police officer, a law enforcement officer employed by a law enforcement unit as defined in ORS 181A.355 or any combination thereof ; (c) Successfully complete all required training; and (d) Submit an application for instructor certification in accordance with OAR 259-060-0025. (2) Alarm Monitor Private Security Instructor. (a) The following training is required for certification as an alarm monitor private security instructor: (A) The alarm monitor professional basic classroom instruction, assessment and exam; and (B) The alarm monitor private security instructor course and exam. (b) To renew alarm monitor private security instructor certification, alarm monitor private security instructors must: (A) Successfully complete the alarm monitor private security instructor course; and (B) Complete a minimum of eight hours of continuing education as defined by section (5) of this rule. (c) Currently certified alarm monitor private security instructors who are also certified as an alarm monitor private security professional are exempt from the required alarm monitor private security professional renewal training if they have documented a minimum of 24 hours delivering any combination of the alarm monitor basic course or the alarm monitor renewal course during the current certification period. Documentation must be submitted with the application for renewal in the place of the Form PS-6 for the alarm monitor renewal course. (3) Unarmed Private Security Instructor. (a) The following training is required for certification as an unarmed private security instructor: (A) The unarmed private security professional basic classroom instruction, assessment and exam; and (B) The unarmed private security instructor development course and exam. (b) To renew unarmed private security instructor certification, unarmed private security instructors must: (A) Successfully complete the unarmed private security instructor refresher course and examination; (B) Complete a minimum of eight hours of continuing education as defined by section (5) of this rule ; and (C) Have successfully completed either of the following unarmed instructor training requirements at least once within the three years prior to submission of an application for unarmed instructor renewal: (i) Participation in the instructor demonstration component of the unarmed private security instructor development course; or (ii) The unarmed private security instructor development course in its entirety. (c) Currently certified unarmed private security instructors who are also certified as an unarmed private security professional are exempt from the required unarmed private security professional renewal training if they have documented a minimum of 28 hours delivering any combination of the unarmed basic course or the unarmed renewal course during the current certification period. Documentation must be submitted with the application for renewal in the place of the Form PS-6 for the unarmed renewal course. (4) Private Security Firearms Instructor. (a) The private security firearms instructor course is required for certification as a private security firearms instructor and the following prerequisites must be completed prior to attending the private security firearms instructor course: (A) The unarmed private security professional basic classroom instruction, assessment and exam; (B) The armed private security professional basic firearms course; and (C) A firearms instructor development course that consists of a minimum of 40 hours. The course must have been successfully completed within the five years prior to application. Proof of successful completion is required. Approved sources include: (i) The Handgun Instructor Development Course provided by the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training; (ii) The Washington Criminal Justice Training Center; (iii) The National Rifle Association Law Enforcement Instructor Development School; (iv) The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center; (v) The Federal Bureau of Investigation; or (vi) A qualified firearms instructor certification course as determined by the Department. (b) Certified private security firearms instructors must complete the firearms instructor marksmanship qualification annually. Instructors must qualify on a target authorized by the Department, within three attempts in one day. (A) The due date for this qualification requirement is determined by the Department by using the last day of the month one year from the date of the last successfully completed private security instructor firearms course accepted by the Department or the last successfully completed annual firearms instructor marksmanship qualification accepted by the Department. (B) This qualification requirement must be successfully completed, submitted to the Department through a Department approved submission process and accepted by the Department by the due date. (C) Failure to meet this qualification requirement subjects the private security instructor’s private security firearms instructor certification to emergency suspension and refusal to renew under section (7) of this rule. (D) A private security firearms instructor who fails to meet this qualification requirement is prohibited from providing services as a certified private security firearms instructor until the required qualification is successfully completed and proof of completion is received and accepted by the Department. After the due date, a private security firearms instructor may satisfy the annual firearms qualification requirement by: (i) Successfully completing the firearms instructor marksmanship qualification within the 90 days following the due date identified above; or (ii) Successfully completing the entire private security firearms instructor course. (c) To renew private security firearms instructor certification, private security firearms instructors must: (A) Be in compliance with the annual firearms instructor marksmanship qualification requirement found in subsection (b) above; (B) Successfully complete the private security firearms instructor course; and (C) Complete a minimum of eight hours of continuing education as defined by section (5) of this rule. (D) During renewal years, the Department may recognize a private security firearms instructor course completed for renewal of a private security firearms instructor certification as being in compliance with the annual firearms instructor marksmanship qualification requirement found in subsection (b) above when the private security firearms instructor course is successfully completed, submitted and accepted by the Department by the annual due date. (5) Instructor Certification Continuing Education. (a) Continuing education must focus on instructor development or the DPSST private security professional course topics applicable to the corresponding instructor certification. Continuing education sources include training, classes, seminars, workshops, lectures, conferences and webinars. (b) Continuing education must be submitted on a Form PS-8 and include proof of completion or attendance. Proof can be in the form of a grade, certificate, transcript, minutes, attendance roster or training record. Other forms of proof may be accepted at the Department’s discretion. (c) Continuing education must be completed within the two years prior to application for renewal of the instructor certification. (d) Instructors with more than one DPSST private security instructor certification must complete the continuing education for each of their instructor certifications using separate continuing education hours. (6) Failure to be in compliance with the minimum standards for certification in OAR 259-060-0020 or to complete any training requirements as prescribed by this rule may result in denial, suspension, refusal to renew, or revocation of private security certification or licensure as prescribed in OAR 259-060-0300, OAR 259-060-0310 and OAR 259-060-0320, and civil penalties as prescribed in OAR 259-060-0450. (7) Emergency Suspension of Instructor Certification. (a) The Department may immediately suspend and may refuse to renew an instructor’s certification after the Department initiates an investigation and determines that substantial evidence exists to support denial, revocation, or refusal to renew the instructor’s certification under OAR 259-060-0320 for a violation of OAR 259-060-0136. The Department finds that allowing the individual to retain their instructor certification and the ability to continue instructing while the Department completes the administrative procedures to deny or revoke certification poses a serious risk to public safety. Certified private security instructors are responsible for ensuring that the training they provide to applicants and providers for the purpose of obtaining a private security certification meets the minimum standards established by the Board and the Department. Failure to comply with OAR 259-060-0136 may result in the certification of applicants who do not meet the minimum training standards required to perform private security services. This creates a risk of harm to the public, property, and other security personnel, public confidence in the private security industry, and public trust in the regulatory program. (b) The Board has determined, based on the principles of diminishing skills, that a serious risk to public health and safety is created by certifying individuals to possess or have access to a firearm while providing private security services or instructing the private security basic firearms, marksmanship qualification, and armed refresher courses when those individuals do not demonstrate and provide proof of their current knowledge, skills and abilities with a firearm by meeting the firearms qualification and training requirements defined in these rules. Therefore, the Department may immediately suspend and may refuse to renew armed certifications as follows: (A) When a private security firearms instructor does not successfully complete and submit proof of successful completion of the firearms instructor marksmanship qualification by the annual training due date as defined in subsection (4)(b) of this rule, the Department may immediately suspend and may refuse to renew the private security firearms instructor certification. (B) When a private security firearms instructor fails a firearms qualification or training course as defined in OAR 259-060-0060, the Department may immediately suspend and may refuse to renew the private security firearms instructor and armed private security professional certifications. 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. (C) Once the Department has received and accepted proof of satisfactory completion for the training requirements, the Department will withdraw the Emergency Suspension Order. (c) Emergency suspensions and refusals to renew under this rule will be administered in accordance with OAR 259-060-0380. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 181A.870 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 181A.870 History: DPSST 2-2026, amend filed 01/22/2026, effective 02/01/2026 DPSST 1-2024, amend filed 01/29/2024, effective 02/01/2024 DPSST 31-2020, amend filed 11/06/2020, effective 01/01/2021 DPSST 20-2020, amend filed 09/14/2020, effective 09/15/2020 DPSST 10-2020, temporary amend filed 03/31/2020, effective 04/01/2020 through 09/27/2020 DPSST 11-2019, amend filed 10/24/2019, effective 10/24/2019 DPSST 10-2019, amend filed 09/26/2019, effective 09/27/2019 DPSST 68-2018, amend filed 10/25/2018, effective 01/01/2019 DPSST 3-2018, amend filed 01/29/2018, effective 02/01/2018 DPSST 19-2017, amend filed 10/27/2017, effective 11/01/2017 DPSST 2-2016, f. & cert. ef. 3-22-16 DPSST 8-2015, f. & cert. ef. 3-24-15 DPSST 26-2014, f. & cert. ef. 10-1-14 DPSST 12-2013, f. & cert. ef. 6-24-13 DPSST 25-2012, f. 10-26-12, cert. ef. 11-1-12 DPSST 6-2008, f. & cert. ef. 4-15-08 DPSST 4-2007, f. & cert. ef. 2-15-07 DPSST 6-2006, f. & cert. ef. 5-15-06 DPSST 11-2005, f. & cert. ef. 10-14-05 BPSST 13-2002, f. & cert. ef. 4-30-02 BPSST 4-2002(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 2-25-02 thru 7-1-02 Reverted to BPSST 3-2000, f. & cert. ef. 8-10-00 BPSST 18-2001(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 11-28-01 thru 2-18-02 BPSST 8-2001(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-22-01 thru 2-18-02 BPSST 3-2000, f. & cert. ef. 8-10-00 BPSST 4-1999, f. 4-29-99, cert. ef. 9-5-99 BPSST 3-1999(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 3-9-99 thru 9-5-99 BPSST 3-1998, f. & cert. ef. 6-30-98 BPSST 2-1998(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 5-6-98 thru 6-30-98 BPSST 1-1998, f. & cert. ef. 5-6-98 Reverted to PS 9-1997, f. & cert. ef. 8-20-97 PS 10-1997(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 11-5-97 PS 9-1997, f. & cert. ef. 8-20-97