NYC Council bill would boost security guards’ emergency training and pay after Park Ave. shooting

City Council Speaker Adams plans to introduce a bill this week requiring that security guards in the city receive active-shooter training and higher wages over time, following this summer’s ...
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Some private security officers lack job training. In Philadelphia, a new bill could change that.

Tyrone Patterson, 67, has worked as a security guard for 21 years — but still wants job training. When Patterson first joined the workforce, he didn’t really get “hands-on training,” he says. One area ...

Maryland overhauled standards for private security. Bouncers and other guards are exempt.

Responding to a spate of fatal shootings by security guards, Maryland lawmakers passed new standards and oversight procedures ...