Past Meetings

March 22, 2007
PIRSAC

The quarterly PIRSAC/FASCO meeting was held in Jacksonville on March 22, 2007. Below you will find the details of the meeting:

2007 Legislation

HB 93 - SB 1952 - Investigative Industry Education
The Division of Licensing sponsored this bill which would require a PI Intern to take a 40 hour course (Part A and Part B), similar to Security Officers. The course will consist of distance learning, correspondence and/or face to face participation. The bill also requires an individual to pass an exam, provided by the State, in order to get a C license (fee not to exceed $100.00).

Recovery Industry/Distance Learning
The Division of Licensing also sponsored legislation which would allow distance learning for Recovery Agents in lieu of classroom training. Currently, there is not a sufficient number of schools that offer the required course for Recovery agents causing hardship to the industry. Input from the industry for the required Curriculum is being sought and the DOL will be be administering the training and testing.

HB 707 - Security Light Bill
Ben Pointevent and Alan Lamarche have worked very hard in obtaining support for this bill from the House and Senate. To date, there has not been any opposition to this bill and we are expecting the legislation to pass this year. This bill will designate 50% amber - 50% Green lights to be used by security companies in an effort to better identify security vehicles during an emergency situation. The bill is specifically for company owned/leased vehicles and is optional for security companies to implement. More to come on this bill...

SB 1298 - Detention Bill
Unfortunately, this bill has been removed from the session this year due to a committee issue. There was no opposition to the detention bill from either the House or the Senate and had support from both the Florida Sheriff's Association and the Division of Licensing. This bill provides for licensed officers to temporarily detain and individual until LE arrives on the scene. More to come on this bill next year.

Seaport Security Act
This legislation was approved in last years session and the curriculum for the program is being designed by the Department of Education. Input is being sought by the industry, security officers and end users to determine the proper curriculum needed to accommodate the legislative requirements involving training.

DOL Field Administrative Complaints
The Division of Licensing is continuing to work on the Field Administrative Complaint process previously mentioned. The Division is currently testing their equipment and will be implementing this program in the near future. The industry will be notified in advance of the implementation of this program. The current appeals process will still be applicable when this process is upgraded. More to come...

Electronic Fingerprinting
The Division of Licensing is working on adding Electronic Fingerprinting in order to expedite the licensing process. Currently flat prints take approximately 60 days for the FBI to process, the new electronic process will take approximately 2 days.

On Line Application/Renewal Process
In the near future, the DOL will allow on line processing for applications for Concealed Weapons renewal and further down the road may include other industry application/renewal processes.

Tiered Licensing
Tiered licensing was brought up during the meeting and tabled until a future meeting.

The next PIRSAC/FASCO meeting will be held in Orlando in June. The day prior to the PIRSAC, the Division of Licensing will be holding a public meeting with the training committee to discuss the curriculum for the D and G license. FASCO encourages our members to attend this two (2) day meeting in an effort to get your input to the licensing curriculum. Hope to see you there!!!!