Plain English Breakdown
The official source material does not provide specific details on how employee vetting should be conducted or what happens if a managed services provider fails to meet conditions after receiving an exemption.
Changes to Alarm Systems Contractor Licensing
This bill removes licensing requirements for selling, installing, servicing, monitoring, or responding to alarm signals related to televisions and still cameras used in security systems and adds an exception for managed services providers under certain conditions.
What This Bill Does
- Removes the requirement that people need a special license to sell, install, service, monitor, or respond to alarm signals related to televisions and still cameras used for detecting theft or break-ins.
- Adds an exception for managed services providers who offer direct sales, installation, or maintenance of IP cameras connected to their network if they meet certain conditions.
Who It Names or Affects
- People and businesses selling, installing, servicing, monitoring, or responding to alarm signals for televisions and still cameras used in security systems.
- Managed services providers who offer direct sales, installation, or maintenance of IP cameras connected to their network under certain conditions.
Terms To Know
- managed services provider
- A business that manages and maintains a customer's information technology systems.
- IP camera
- An internet protocol camera used for video surveillance over a network or the Internet.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill does not specify how the vetting of employees must be done.
- It is unclear what happens if a managed services provider later fails to meet one of the conditions set out in the amendment.