La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LIX-409

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section LIX-409 - Instructor Requirements, Responsibilities and Liability

A. The board shall collect the instructor fees prescribed in R.S. 37:3286.

B. An applicant applying for an instructor license who does not successfully pass the required examination may reapply to take the examination twice within a six-month period. If the applicant does not successfully pass the examination as required, the application shall be referred to the board for action.

C. Instructor Responsibilities and Liability

1. An in-house instructor who is covered under his employer's company insurance policy shall be required to have his employer submit a letter to the board stating that he is covered under the company policy for the teaching of security officers. If not covered under a company insurance policy, an instructor must provide a certificate of general public liability insurance in an amount as required by law, with the state of Louisiana named as an additional insured.

2. Licensed instructors are required to keep on file for three years records of training tests and any other documentation that verifies the test scores achieved by security officers they trained.

D. License Renewal

1. Instructor licenses issued by the board shall be valid for one year. Expiration date is based on the date the license is approved and issued.

2. To renew an instructor license, instructor shall submit to the board a renewal application form provided by the board and the required renewal fee 30 days prior to the expiration date of license.

E. Insurance Renewal. On or before the expiration date of the general liability insurance policy, instructor shall submit to the board a new certificate of insurance in an amount as required by law showing that insurance has been renewed and there has not been any lapse of coverage.

F. License Classification. Instructor licenses are categorized as follows.

In-House-licensed with a security company and may only teach security officers employed with that company.

Outside-licensed to train anyone in the state of Louisiana.

Outside Limited-licensed to teach students at a training academy or educational institution. Instructor may only teach students of that particular institution.

G. License Transfer

1. An instructor may transfer his license to another company by submitting to the board a transfer application, the transfer fee prescribed by law, and proof of general liability insurance coverage.

2. An in-house instructor who desires to become an outside instructor shall submit a new instructor application, the application fee prescribed by law, proof of general liability insurance and training program that will be used to teach the students.

H. An administrative fee of $10 made payable to the board will be assessed on all fees that may be assessed by the board under this section.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LIX-409

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Board of Private Security Examiners, LR 13:755 (December 1987), amended LR 18:194 (February 1992), LR 23:589 (May 1997), LR 26:1074 (May 2000), LR 31:1600 (July 2005), LR 36:72 (January 2010).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3270, et seq.