S704 - COVID-19 Recovery Act. (SL 2020-3)

Overview: Sec. 4.15 of S.L. 2020-3, as amended by Sec. 2 of S.L. 2020-15, does all of the following:

• Expands the definition of “security guard and patrol profession” in the Private Protective Services Act to include the provision of certain security services at State prison facilities.
• Requires any licensed security guard and patrol professional employed to provide security services at a State prison facility be trained in State prison policies.
• Establishes the scope of authority of licensed security guards and patrol professionals employed to provide security services at State prison facilities.

This section became effective May 4, 2020, and, as amended by Section 2 of S.L. 2020-15, expires upon the earlier of August 1, 2022, or the date of completion of the Youth Development Center in Rockingham County.