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<section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-412" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Certification of Security Guards">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission shall identify initial and continuing training programs for security guard certification and renewal of certification, as required in §§ 19–402 and 19–404.1 of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The training programs under subsection (a) of this section shall include training on the following:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>relevant criminal law;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the appropriate use of force;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the use of alternatives to force;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the use of de–escalation techniques; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>promoting appropriate interactions with individuals who:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>are under 18 years of age;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>have behavioral health or other disabilities; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>are in crisis.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Subject to subsection (d) of this section, the training programs identified by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission under subsection (a) of this section shall satisfy the following training requirements:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the 12–hour initial training requirement under § 19–402 of this subtitle; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the 8–hour continuing security training under § 19–404.1 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>If the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission is unable to identify an initial or continuing training program under subsection (a) of this section, the Commission shall establish an initial or continuing training program that meets the requirements under subsection (b) of this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission shall prominently publish the list of the programs identified under subsection (a) of this section or established by the Commission under subsection (d) of this section on the Commission’s website.</text>
  </level>
</section>
