Private Security Officer Employment Authorization Act of 2003 Senate Bill S1743

The form and content of the information given to an employer will be consistent with state laws and regulations governing the qualifications of individuals to be security officers. The bill was passed by the US Senate and now needs House approval and the President’s signature to become law. Only 40 states have laws on their books regulating security officers and less than one half of the states require an FBI fingerprint check. It is possible for a security officer applicant to apply for a position in one jurisdiction while concealing a criminal record in another.

Don W. Walker, CPP, chairman of Securitas Security Services USA, Inc. and past president of ASIS International, testified in support of S1743 and stated, “This is a common sense bill aimed at solving a major security problem. It would have been a good idea ten years ago and today’s threat of terrorism makes the case even more compelling.”

Based on excerpts from ASIS News/Security Management Magazine, June 2004 and ‘Securitas USA Supports Federal Standards for Security Officer Hiring,’ Securitas Solutions, June 2004

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