NY Gen Bus L § 89-N (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 7-A - Security Guard Act 89-N - Training Requirements.

§ 89-n. Training requirements. 1. Security guards shall be required to   satisfactorily  complete  training  programs  given  and administered by   security guard training schools, schools which  provide  security  guard   training  programs or security guard companies prescribed, certified and   approved  by  the  commissioner  pursuant  to  section   eight   hundred   forty-one-c of the executive law to include:a. an eight hour pre-assignment training course;b. an on-the-job training course to be completed within ninety working   days  following employment, consisting of a minimum of sixteen hours and   a maximum of forty  hours,  as  determined  by  the  council,  generally   relating to the security guard's specific duties, the nature of the work   place and the requirements of the security guard company;c.  a  forty-seven  hour  firearms  training  course for issuance of a   special armed guard registration card;d. an eight hour annual in-service training course; ande. an additional eight hour  annual  in-service  training  course  for   holders of special armed guard registration cards.The training programs and courses required by this subdivision may, if   approved  and  certified by the commissioner pursuant to subdivision two   of section eight hundred forty-one-c of the executive law, be given  and   administered by security guard companies.Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit a security guard company   from  voluntarily  providing  training programs and courses which exceed   the minimum requirements provided by this subdivision.Upon completion of a required training course, a security guard  shall   receive   from   the  provider  a  certificate  evidencing  satisfactory   completion thereof in accordance with the requirements prescribed by the   commissioner pursuant  to  section  eight  hundred  forty-one-c  of  the   executive law.2.  a.  A  security guard who has been or was previously employed as a   peace  officer  for  eighteen  months  or  more  who  exhibits  a  valid   certificate  awarded  pursuant to subdivision six of section 2.30 of the   criminal procedure law attesting to his or her  satisfactory  completion   of  the  training  requirements  imposed by section 2.30 of the criminal   procedure law shall be exempt from the requirements of  paragraph  c  of   subdivision  one  of  this  section provided that such peace officer has   completed a course of firearms training approved by the municipal police   training council provided, however, that  nothing  in  this  subdivision   shall  be  deemed  to  authorize such guard to carry, possess, repair or   dispose of a firearm unless the appropriate license  therefor  has  been   issued pursuant to section 400.00 of the penal law.3.  A  security  guard  who  is  also  employed as a peace officer for   eighteen months or  more  shall  be  exempt  from  the  requirements  of   paragraph  e  of subdivision one of this section as long as he or she is   currently employed as a  peace  officer  and  provides  to  his  or  her   security  guard  employer  proof  of  such  annual  in-service  training   required under paragraph e of subdivision one of this section.4. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a security  guard   who is:a.  a correction officer of any state correctional facility having the   powers of a peace officer pursuant to subdivision twenty-five of section   2.10 of the criminal procedure law;b. a  bridge  and  tunnel  officer,  sergeant  or  lieutenant  of  the   Triborough  bridge  and  tunnel  authority  having the powers of a peace   officer pursuant to subdivision twenty of section 2.10 of  the  criminal   procedure law; c.  a  uniformed  court officer of the unified court system having the   powers of a peace officer pursuant to subdivision twenty-one of  section   2.10 of the criminal procedure law;d.  a  court  clerk  having  the powers of a peace officer pursuant to   subdivision twenty-one of section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law;e. a deputy sheriff having the powers of a peace officer  pursuant  to   subdivision two of section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law;f.  a police officer as defined in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e),   (f), (j), (k), (l), (o) and (p) of subdivision  thirty-four  of  section   1.20  of  the  criminal  procedure  law  who  has been retired from such   employment for a period not to exceed ten years, provided, however, that   a retired police officer who has been retired from such employment for a   period in excess of ten years shall be required to provide proof to  his   or  her security guard employer of his or her satisfactory completion of   an  eight  hour  annual  in-service  training  course  approved  by  the   commissioner,  and  provided  further,  however,  that  a retired police   officer who will be required by his or her security  guard  employer  to   carry  a firearm or will be authorized to have access to a firearm shall   provide to such employer proof of his or her satisfactory completion  of   a forty-seven hour firearms training course approved by the commissioner   and,  if such firearms training course has not been completed within one   year prior to such employment, satisfactory completion of an  additional   eight  hour  annual  firearms in-service training course approved by the   commissioner, such training course to be completed at least annually; org. a  peace  officer  as  defined  in  subdivisions  two,  twenty  and   twenty-five  and paragraphs a and b of subdivision twenty-one of section   2.10 of the criminal procedure  law  who  has  been  retired  from  such   employment for a period not to exceed ten years, provided, however, that   a  retired peace officer who has been retired from such employment for a   period in excess of ten years shall be required to provide proof to  his   or  her security guard employer of his or her satisfactory completion of   an  eight  hour  annual  in-service  training  course  approved  by  the   municipal police training council, and provided further, however, that a   retired  peace officer who will be required by his or her security guard   employer to carry a firearm or will be authorized to have  access  to  a   firearm  shall provide to such employer proof of his or her satisfactory   completion of a forty-seven hour firearms training  course  approved  by   the  municipal  police  training  council and, if such firearms training   course has not been completed  within  one  year  prior  to  employment,   satisfactory  completion  of  an  additional  eight hour annual firearms   in-service training course approved by  the  municipal  police  training   council, such training course to be completed at least annually.