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Committee advances Stand for Security Act after heated debate over training and costs
Summary
SB 12 03 would raise minimum training standards for private security officers, require in‑person de‑escalation training and a review of wages; unions and security officers supported strengthened standards while industry groups warned of large costs and potential job losses.
Senator Smallwood Cuevas presented SB 12 03, the ‘‘Stand for Security Act,’’ proposing new training standards, expanded in‑person trauma‑informed de‑escalation instruction, prohibitions on on‑duty/phone‑based training, and direction to the Industrial Welfare Commission to study wages and working conditions and issue an industry wage order if warranted.
Union representatives and many security officers testified in strongly personal terms. Multiple witnesses said officers routinely…
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