New California Law Requires Training for All School Security Officers
A new California law mandates that security staff at schools, regardless of whether they are employed full-time or part-time, will have to undergo training.
Senate Bill 390 (SB 390), authored by Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana), was recently signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom. Currently, school security officials who work less than 20 hours per week are not required to complete training that details areas such as laws and liability, role and responsibilities, school security awareness, conflict resolution, or the dynamics of student behavior. SB 390 would require that all part-time school security officers complete training created by the state on fundamental aspects of their jobs.