BILL NUMBER: S7142

SPONSOR: KENNEDY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the general business law, in relation to the applicabil-
ity of the security guard act of nineteen hundred ninety-two to facili-
ties owned by public entities

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To extend the exemption from the Security Guard Act for public entities
that hire security guards on a temporary basis for less than 15 days
each year to the tenants of facilities owned by public entities.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 89-w of the General Business Law is amended to extend the
exemption from the Security Guard Act for public entities that hire
security guards on a temporary basis for less than 15 days each year to
the tenants of facilities owned by public entities. The current law
              

provides an exemption for public entities that hire security guards on a
temporary basis, defined as less than 15 days each year.  This bill
would extend the existing exemption to the tenants of facilities owned
by public entities.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The exemption to the Security Guard Law for the temporary hiring of
security guards for less than 15 days by a public entity recognized the
challenge hiring licensed security guards on a limited basis and the
expectation that a public entity would adhere to appropriate security
protocols without a licensing requirement for their staff.  In the many
years since this exemption was originally enacted many public entities
have chosen to outsource the management of their facilities and with it
the responsibilities for hiring security.  Extending the public entity
exemption to tenants of public entities will continue to permit these
same short term uses under the same conditions as the original
exemptions.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This is a new bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.