House File 901 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS (SUCCESSOR TO HF 850) (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 2251HZ 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 requireaall licensees or 1 6 permittees to provide that one or more of their designated 1 7 securityemployeeemployees, as defined in section 123.3,to1 8 be trained and certified in security methods within four weeks 1 9 of hire, or within eight weeks of hire if the newly hired 1 10 designated security employee works in tandem with a designated 1 11 security employee who is trained and certified. However, a 1 12 licensee or permittee who charges or collects an admission or 1 13 cover charge to enter the premises or attend a performance or 1 14 program on the premises shall have at least one designated 1 15 security employee, who shall be designated as the supervising 1 16 security person, who is trained and certified in security 1 17 methods, on the premises during the event for which an 1 18 admission or a cover charge is charged or collected while 1 19 alcoholic beverages are served or made available to patrons. 1 20 If training is required, the training shall be through a 1 21 program authorized by the administrator. The training shall 1 22 include but is not limited to mediation techniques, civil 1 23 rights or unfair practices awareness as provided in section 1 24 216.7, and providing instruction on the proper physical 1 25 restraint methods used against a person who has become 1 26 combative. A designated security employee trained and 1 27 certified in security methods as provided in this subsection 1 28 shall only be required to be trained and certified once to 1 29 work in a security position in any capacity at any commercial 1 30 establishment licensed or permitted under this chapter. The 1 31 division shall make reasonable efforts to apprise potential 1 32 licensees and permittees of the requirements of this 1 33 subsection. 1 34 EXPLANATION 1 35 This bill allows cities and counties to require all liquor 2 1 control licensees and beer and wine permittees to provide that 2 2 one or more of their designated security employees who work at 2 3 their commercial establishments be trained and certified in 2 4 security methods within a designated period of time after 2 5 hire. The training provided must be through a program 2 6 authorized by the administrator of the alcoholic beverages 2 7 division of the department of commerce. Specific requirements 2 8 for having trained security employees on duty apply to 2 9 commercial establishments collecting an admission or cover 2 10 charge to enter the premises while alcoholic beverages are 2 11 made available. 2 12 LSB 2251HZ 82 2 13 ec:nh/je/5