House File 850 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT (SUCCESSOR TO HF 281) Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act concerning the training and certification of designated 2 security personnel working at commercial establishments with a 3 liquor control license or wine or beer permit. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 2251HV 82 6 ec/je/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 123.32, subsection 4, Code 2007, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 4. SECURITY EMPLOYEE TRAINING. A local authority, as a 1 4 condition of obtaining and holding a license or permit for 1 5 on=premises consumption, may require a designated security 1 6 employee as defined in section 123.3 to be trained and 1 7 certified in security methods. However, the local authority 1 8 for a city with a population of more than twenty=five thousand 1 9 shall require a designated security employee to be trained and 1 10 certified. If training is required, the local authority shall 1 11 approve authorized training, which may include training 1 12 provided by a security company. The training shall include 1 13 but is not limited to mediation techniques, civil rights or 1 14 unfair practices awareness as provided in section 216.7, and 1 15 providing instruction on the proper physical restraint methods 1 16 used against a person who has become combative. The division 1 17 shall make reasonable efforts to apprise potential licensees 1 18 and permittees of the requirements of this subsection. 1 19 EXPLANATION 1 20 This bill provides that local authorities for cities with a 1 21 population of more than 25,000 shall require that designated 1 22 security personnel working at establishments with a liquor 1 23 control license or beer or wine permit be trained and 1 24 certified in security methods as a condition of granting the 1 25 liquor control license or beer or wine permit. The bill also 1 26 requires the local authority to approve authorized training 1 27 and the alcohol beverages division is required to apprise 1 28 potential licensees and permittees of these requirements. 1 29 Current law allows, but does not require, local authorities to 1 30 require the training and this provision remains for cities of 1 31 25,000 or less in population. 1 32 LSB 2251HV 82 1 33 ec:nh/je/5