84R26067 SRS-F
	By: Simmons	H.B. No. 2161
	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2161:
	By:  Phillips	C.S.H.B. No. 2161

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the regulation of certain private security companies
	and occupations; expanding the applicability of an occupational
	license.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 1702.002, Occupations Code, is amended
	by amending Subdivisions (1) and (6-a) and adding Subdivisions (4),
	(4-a), and (4-b) to read as follows:
	(1)  "Alarm system" means:
	(A)  electronic equipment and devices designed to
	detect or signal:
	(i)  an unauthorized entry or attempted
	entry of a person or object into a residence, business, or area
	monitored by the system; or
	(ii)  the occurrence of a robbery or other
	emergency; or
	(B)  electronic equipment and devices using a
	computer or data processor designed to control the access of a
	person, vehicle, or object through a door, gate, or entrance into
	the controlled area of a residence or business[; or
	[(C)     a television camera or still camera system
	that:
	[(i)     records or archives images of property
	or individuals in a public or private area of a residence or
	business; or
	[(ii)     is monitored by security personnel or
	services].
	(4)  "Camera systems company" means a person who
	performs the activities described by Section 1702.1057.
	(4-a)  "Closed circuit television or still camera
	system" means a device or system of devices that:
	(A)  records or transmits, including transmission
	by an intranet or Internet device, an image or series of images for
	the purposes of security or surveillance; or
	(B)  is monitored by security personnel or an
	alarm systems monitor for the purposes of security or surveillance.
	(4-b)  "Closed circuit television or still camera
	system" does not include:
	(A)  a device or system of devices that is used
	exclusively:
	(i)  to view or monitor traffic conditions
	on public roads;
	(ii)  to detect motor vehicle violations on
	public roads;
	(iii)  for telephone or video conferencing;
	(iv)  to monitor a manufacturing process;
	(v)  for a medical purpose by medical
	practitioners;
	(vi)  by a courtroom reporter for recording
	or archiving depositions or testimony;
	(vii)  in the course of an ongoing
	investigation, when installed by and remaining under the control of
	a licensed investigations company;
	(viii)  by a law enforcement agency to
	monitor criminal activity; or
	(ix)  for any purpose other than for the
	purposes of security or surveillance; and
	(B)  a camera used for videoconferencing that is
	integrated or attached to:
	(i)  a wireless communication device capable
	of using a commercial mobile service as defined by 47 U.S.C. Section
	332;
	(ii)  computer equipment, as defined by
	Section 361.952, Health and Safety Code; or
	(iii)  a television, as defined by Section
	361.952, Health and Safety Code.
	(6-a)  "Electronic access control device" means an
	electronic, electrical, or computer-based device, including a
	telephone entry system, that allows access to a controlled area [of
	a business,] but that is not monitored by security personnel or
	services and does not send a signal to which law enforcement or
	emergency services respond.  The term does not include:
	(A)  a mechanical device, such as a deadbolt or
	lock; or
	(B)  an operator for opening or closing a
	commercial gate or door or an accessory, such as a fixed or portable
	transmitter, card-reader, or keypad, if the operator or accessory
	is used only to activate the gate or door and is not connected to an
	alarm system.
	SECTION 2.  Section 1702.102(a), Occupations Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(a)  Unless the person holds a license as a security services
	contractor, a person may not:
	(1)  act as an alarm systems company, armored car
	company, camera systems company, courier company, guard company,
	guard dog company, locksmith company, or private security
	consultant company;
	(2)  offer to perform the services of a company in
	Subdivision (1); or
	(3)  engage in business activity for which a license is
	required under this chapter.
	SECTION 3.  Subchapter F, Chapter 1702, Occupations Code, is
	amended by adding Section 1702.1057 to read as follows:
	Sec. 1702.1057.  CAMERA SYSTEMS COMPANY. A person acts as a
	camera systems company for purposes of this chapter if the person:
	(1)  installs, services at the place of installation,
	or sells a closed circuit television or still camera system for a
	fee; or
	(2)  offers to perform a service described by
	Subdivision (1) for a fee.
	SECTION 4.  Section 1702.221(b), Occupations Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(b)  An individual must obtain the appropriate endorsement
	in accordance with the requirements of this chapter and related
	administrative rules if the individual:
	(1)  is employed as:
	(A)  an alarm instructor;
	(B)  an alarm systems installer;
	(C)  an alarm systems monitor;
	(D)  an electronic access control device
	installer;
	(E)  a level 3 classroom or firearm instructor;
	(F)  a locksmith;
	(G)  a dog trainer;
	(H)  a manager or branch office manager;
	(I)  a noncommissioned security officer;
	(J)  a level 4 personal protection instructor;
	(K)  a private investigator;
	(L)  a private security consultant;
	(M)  a security salesperson; [or]
	(N)  a camera systems installer; or
	(O)  an individual whose duties include
	performing another activity for which an endorsement is required
	under Subsection (e); or
	(2)  is an owner who oversees the security-related
	aspects of the business, officer, partner, or shareholder of a
	license holder.
	SECTION 5.  Subchapter J, Chapter 1702, Occupations Code, is
	amended by adding Section 1702.2228 to read as follows:
	Sec. 1702.2228.  CAMERA SYSTEMS INSTALLER.  (a)  An
	individual acts as a camera systems installer for purposes of this
	chapter if the individual:
	(1)  installs, maintains, or repairs a closed circuit
	television or still camera system for a fee;
	(2)  offers the services described by Subdivision (1)
	to the public for a fee; or
	(3)  advertises the services under Subdivision (1) to
	the public or represents to the public that the person is a camera
	systems installer.
	(b)  An individual does not act as a camera systems installer
	for purposes of this chapter if the individual is mounting or
	positioning hardware for a closed circuit television or still
	camera system or connecting that hardware to an electrical outlet
	and the individual:
	(1)  accomplishes those activities without activation
	of or access to the recording or transmitting functions of the
	closed circuit television or still camera system;
	(2)  performs those activities at a premises where the
	closed circuit television or still camera system is not connected
	to a separate dedicated recording device;
	(3)  performs those activities for a fee;
	(4)  has been subjected to a local and national
	background check within the year preceding the date of the
	installation that demonstrated that the individual has not been
	previously convicted of a sexual offense or any category of a
	criminal offense greater than a Class B misdemeanor; and
	(5)  provides verification, either personally or
	through the entity for whom the individual is acting as an agent,
	that the background check under Subdivision (4) demonstrates that
	the individual who performs the activities has not been previously
	convicted of a sexual offense or any category of a criminal offense
	greater than a Class B misdemeanor on request of the owner or tenant
	of the residence or business location where the individual performs
	the installation activities.
	SECTION 6.  Section 1702.223, Occupations Code, is amended
	by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
	(c)  An alarm systems installer may sell, install, maintain,
	repair, or service a closed circuit television or still camera
	system.
	SECTION 7.  Section 1702.224(a), Occupations Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(a)  An individual acts as an alarm systems monitor for
	purposes of this chapter if the individual monitors an alarm
	system, closed circuit television or still camera system, or
	detection device.
	SECTION 8.  Section 1702.324(b), Occupations Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(b)  This chapter does not apply to:
	(1)  a manufacturer or a manufacturer's authorized
	distributor while selling equipment intended for resale;
	(2)  a person engaged exclusively in the business of
	obtaining and providing information to:
	(A)  determine creditworthiness;
	(B)  collect debts; or
	(C)  ascertain the reliability of information
	provided by an applicant for property, life, or disability
	insurance or an indemnity or surety bond;
	(3)  a person engaged exclusively in the business of
	repossessing property that is secured by a mortgage or other
	security interest;
	(4)  a person who is engaged in the business of
	psychological testing or other testing and interviewing services,
	including services to determine attitudes, honesty, intelligence,
	personality, and skills, for preemployment purposes;
	(5)  a person who:
	(A)  is engaged in obtaining information that is a
	public record under Chapter 552, Government Code, regardless of
	whether the person receives compensation;
	(B)  is not a full-time employee, as defined by
	Section 61.001, Labor Code, of a person licensed under this
	chapter; and
	(C)  does not perform any other act that requires
	a license under this chapter;
	(6)  a licensed engineer practicing engineering or
	directly supervising engineering practice under Chapter 1001,
	including forensic analysis, burglar alarm system engineering, and
	necessary data collection;
	(7)  an employee of a cattle association who inspects
	livestock brands under the authority granted to the cattle
	association by the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards
	Administration of the United States Department of Agriculture;
	(8)  a landman performing activities in the course and
	scope of the landman's business;
	(9)  an attorney while engaged in the practice of law;
	(10)  a person who obtains a document for use in
	litigation under an authorization or subpoena issued for a written
	or oral deposition;
	(11)  an admitted insurer, insurance adjuster, agent,
	or insurance broker licensed by the state, performing duties in
	connection with insurance transacted by that person;
	(12)  a person who on the person's own property or on
	property owned or managed by the person's employer:
	(A)  installs, changes, or repairs a:
	(i)  mechanical security device; or
	(ii)  closed circuit television or still
	camera system;
	(B)  repairs an electronic security device; or
	(C)  cuts or makes a key for a security device;
	(13)  security personnel, including security contract
	personnel, working at a commercial nuclear power plant licensed by
	the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission;
	(14)  a person or firm licensed as an accountant or
	accounting firm under Chapter 901, an owner of an accounting firm,
	or an employee of an accountant or accounting firm while performing
	services regulated under Chapter 901;
	(15)  a retailer, wholesaler, or other person who sells
	mechanical security devices, including locks and deadbolts, but who
	does not:
	(A)  service mechanical security devices for the
	public outside of the person's premises; or
	(B)  claim to act as a locksmith;
	(16)  an employee while performing investigative
	services that would otherwise be subject to this chapter for a
	federally insured financial institution or an entity regulated by
	the:
	(A)  Texas Department of Insurance;
	(B)  [Office of Thrift Supervision;
	[(C)]  Securities and Exchange Commission;
	[(D)  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation;] or
	(C) [(E)]  Financial Industry Regulatory
	Authority;
	(17)  a social worker who holds a license issued under
	Chapter 505 who is engaged in the practice of social work;
	(18)  persons licensed under Chapter 1101, an
	association thereof, their authorized agents, or a multiple listing
	service, engaged in the business of selling, maintaining,
	repairing, programming, or placing lockboxes used for accessing
	real property; [or]
	(19)  an automobile club that holds a certificate of
	authority under Chapter 722, Transportation Code, its
	subcontractor, or a business that provides similar services, that
	unlocks a vehicle at the request of the owner or operator of the
	vehicle and that does not otherwise perform a locksmith service; or
	(20)  a retailer, wholesaler, or other person who sells
	closed circuit television or still camera systems and does not:
	(A)  install or service closed circuit television
	or still camera systems for the public outside the person's
	premises; or
	(B)  claim to act as a camera systems company.
	SECTION 9.  Section 1702.328, Occupations Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	Sec. 1702.328.  SECURITY SYSTEMS SALES AND INSTALLATION
	EXEMPTIONS. This chapter does not apply to:
	(1)  a person who owns and installs a burglar detection
	or alarm device or a closed circuit television or still camera
	system on the person's own property or[, if the person does not
	charge for the device or the installation,] installs the system or
	device for the protection of the person's personal property located
	on another person's property and does not, as a normal business
	practice, install the systems or devices on the property of
	another, and who does not perform any other act that requires a
	license under this chapter;
	(2)  a person in the business of building construction
	that installs electrical wiring and devices that may include in
	part the installation of a burglar alarm or detection device or a
	closed circuit television or still camera system if:
	(A)  the person is a party to a contract that
	provides that:
	(i)  the installation will be performed,
	[under the direct supervision of, and] inspected, and certified
	by[,] a person licensed to install and certify the alarm or
	detection device or closed circuit television or still camera
	system; and
	(ii)  the license holder assumes full
	responsibility for the installation of the system [alarm] or
	[detection] device; and
	(B)  the person does not service or maintain alarm
	systems, electronic access control devices, locks, closed circuit
	television or still camera systems, or detection devices;
	(3)  a person who sells or installs automobile burglar
	alarm devices and who does not perform any other act that requires a
	license under this chapter; [or]
	(4)  a person who sells exclusively by e-commerce, over
	the counter transactions, or mail order, alarm systems, electronic
	access control devices, locks, closed circuit television or still
	camera systems, or detection devices; or
	(5)  a local governmental entity that installs or has a
	licensed contractor install a closed circuit television or still
	camera system for purposes of public safety.
	SECTION 10.  (a)  The changes in law made by this Act to
	Chapter 1702, Occupations Code, apply only to an application for an
	original or renewal license, registration, or endorsement
	submitted to the Texas Private Security Board on or after January 1,
	2016.  An application submitted before January 1, 2016, is governed
	by the law in effect on the date the application was submitted, and
	the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
	(b)  The Texas Private Security Board shall adopt rules to
	implement the changes in law made by this Act not later than January
	1, 2016. A person is not required to obtain a registration or
	endorsement under Section 1702.2228, Occupations Code, as added by
	this Act, before January 1, 2016.
	SECTION 11.  This Act takes effect immediately if it
	receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each
	house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.
	If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate
	effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2015.