Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1750.3

Powers and Duties.

A. The director of the Council on Law Enforcement Education and

Training, and any staff member designated by the director, shall

have all the powers and authority of peace officers of this state

for the purposes of enforcing the provisions of the Oklahoma

Security Guard and Private Investigator Act, and all other duties

which are or may be conferred upon the Council by the Oklahoma

Security Guard and Private Investigator Act. The powers and duties

conferred on the director or any staff member appointed by the

director as a peace officer shall not limit the powers and duties of

other peace officers of this state or any political subdivision

thereof. The director, or any staff member appointed by the

director as a peace officer shall, upon request, assist any federal,

state, county, or municipal law enforcement agency.

B. The Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training shall

have the following powers and duties:

1. To promulgate rules to carry out the purposes of the

Oklahoma Security Guard and Private Investigator Act;

2. To establish and enforce standards governing the training of

persons required to be licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Security

Guard and Private Investigator Act with respect to:

a. issuing, denying, or revoking certificates of approval

to security training schools, and programs

administered by the state, a county, a municipality, a

private corporation, or an individual,

b. certifying instructors at approved security training

schools,

c. establishing minimum requirements for security

training schools and periodically reviewing these

standards, and

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d. providing for periodic inspection of all security

training schools or programs;

3. To establish minimum curriculum requirements for training as

the Council may require for security guards, armed security guards,

and private investigators that shall include, but not be limited to,

recognizing and managing a person appearing to require mental health

treatment or services, crisis intervention, and techniques to assist

with de-escalating interactions between security guards, private

investigators, and the public. Training requirements for unarmed

security guards shall not exceed forty (40) hours of instruction;

4. To establish minimum requirements for a mandatory continuing

education program for all licensed private investigators and

security guards which shall include, but not be limited to:

a. establishing a designated minimum number of clock

hours of required attendance, not to exceed twenty-

four (24) clock hours during the licensing period, at

accredited educational functions,

b. establishing the penalties to be imposed upon a

licensee for failure to comply with the continuing

education requirements,

c. designating the Private Security Advisory Committee to

assist the Council in establishing the criteria for

determining the qualifications of proposed continuing

education programs that would be submitted to the

Council for accreditation to meet this requirement,

and

d. providing that the expense of such continuing

education shall be paid by the licensee participating

therein;

5. To grant a waiver of any training requirement, except

firearms training which shall be required for an armed security

guard license, if the applicant has completed not less than one (1)

year of full-time employment as a security guard, armed security

guard, private investigator, or law enforcement officer within a

three-year period immediately preceding the date of application and

the applicant provides sufficient documentation thereof as may be

required by the Council;

6. To grant an applicant credit for fulfilling any prescribed

course or courses of training, including firearms training, upon

submission of acceptable documentation of comparable training. The

Council may grant or refuse any such credit at its discretion;
ediately preceding the date of application and

the applicant provides sufficient documentation thereof as may be

required by the Council;

6. To grant an applicant credit for fulfilling any prescribed

course or courses of training, including firearms training, upon

submission of acceptable documentation of comparable training. The

Council may grant or refuse any such credit at its discretion;

7. To issue the licenses and identification cards provided for

in the Oklahoma Security Guard and Private Investigator Act;

8. To investigate alleged violations of the Oklahoma Security

Guard and Private Investigator Act or rules relating thereto and to

deny, suspend, or revoke licenses and identification cards if

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necessary, or to issue notices of reprimand to licensees with or

without probation under rules to be prescribed by the Council;

9. To investigate alleged violations of the Oklahoma Security

Guard and Private Investigator Act by persons not licensed pursuant

to such act and to impose administrative sanctions pursuant to rules

or to seek an injunction pursuant to Section 1750.2A of this title;

10. To provide all forms for applications, identification

cards, and licenses required by the Oklahoma Security Guard and

Private Investigator Act;

11. To enter into reciprocal agreements with officials of other

states;

12. To immediately suspend a license if a licensee's actions

present a danger to the licensee or to the public, a family

household member, or involve a crime against a minor; and

13. To require additional testing for continuation or

reinstatement of a license if a licensee exhibits an inability to

exercise reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.