Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 259 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY STANDARDS AND TRAINING
Division 60 - PRIVATE SECURITY SERVICES PROVIDERS RULES
Section 259-060-0135 - Private Security Instructor Requirements for Certification
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 259-060-0135
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(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 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 Private Security Firearms Instructor Certification. 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.
(d) Emergency suspensions and refusals to
renew under this rule will be administered in accordance with OAR
259-060-0380.
Forms referenced are available from the agency.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 181A.870
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 181A.870
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