Board Meeting Agenda (Jan. 15, 2025 @ 10:30 a.m.)

LSBPSE • January 14, 2025

Meeting Agenda

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Public Introductions/Comments/Questions

5. Review and Approve Minutes for Board Meeting on 11/19/24

6. Executive Secretary Report

7. Committee Updates

Finance Committee – Dynette Burke

Ethics Committee – Ritchie Rivers

Legislative Committee – Forrest Hise

8. Old Business

Discussion of Current Private Security Insurance Market and Exclusions

9. Consideration of New Applications (Julie Fisher)

a. Company Applications

i. Battle Tested Security, LLC – Casey Holliday

ii. Sunstates Security LLC – change of ownership – Denis Kelly, Rob Rogalski

iii. Spearhead Solutions Incorporated – Julian Dioulo & Christopher Grant

iv. Marksman Security LLC – Mark Radi, Shezad Moten

v. Dova Consulting Group – Ganiyu Jimoh & Constant Payne

vi. Platinum Protection & Consulting LLC – Derrick Davis

vii. Echler Security & Investigations LLC – Mark Echler

b. Instructor Applications

i. Eduardo Manriquez – Classroom In-House – Contemporary Service Solutions

ii. Raymond Barr – Classroom In-House – Job1USA, Inc.

10. Executive Session (The Board may go into executive session to deliberate, pursuant to La. R.S. 42:17(A)(1), which allows the Board to go into executive session to discuss the character, professional competence, or physical or mental health of a person.)

a. Consent Agreement presented for approval regarding Toney Steele, individually and/or doing business as Steele

Protective Services (PSE-21-CO-001)

b. Consent Agreement presented for approval regarding Zachary Mackey, individually and/or doing business as Allied

Universal Event Services, a dba of Staff Pro Inc of CA (PSE-23-CO-014).

c. Consent Agreement presented for approval regarding Emanuel Smith III, individually and/or doing business as

Edifice Protection Group, Inc. (859).

d. Consent Agreement presented for approval regarding Edward Robinson Sr., individually and/or doing business as L &

R Security Services, Inc. (077).

e. Consent Agreement presented for approval regarding Eric Amerland, individually and/or doing business as

Merchants Security Services, Inc. (039)

f. Consent Agreement presented for approval regarding Matthew Lejeune, individually and/or doing business as Weiser

Security Services Inc. (005

g. Consent Agreement presented for approval regarding Xavier Lee, individually and/or doing business as Alpha Hawk

Security LLC (PSE-22-CO-010).

h. Consent Agreement presented for approval regarding Pete Wypyszinski, individually and/or doing business as United

American Security LLC DBA GardaWorld Security Services (948).

i. Consent Agreement presented for approval regarding Lorraine Alicandri, individually and/or doing business as

Brosnan Risk Consultants LTD. (986).

j. Consent Agreement presented for approval regarding Terrica Hardnett, individually and/or doing business as Reel

Security Corp. of Louisiana (770).

k. Consent Agreement presented for approval regarding Nicholas Jarrell, individually and/or doing business as True

Focus Hospitality Group Inc. (899).

l. Consent Agreement presented for approval regarding Eric Lyles, individually and/or doing business as Vigilant

Protective Services, LLC (443).

m. Consent Agreement presented for approval regarding Jonathan Johansen, individually and/or doing business as

Viking Protection (PSE-19-CO-006).

n. Consent Agreement presented for approval regarding Chad Perez, individually and/or doing business as Pinnacle

Security Inc. (838).

o. Consent Agreement presented for approval regarding Nick Sacco, individually and/or doing business as Metro One

Loss Prevention Services Group (789).

p. Consent Agreement presented for approval regarding Courtney Arthur, individually and/or doing business as

Security Industry Specialists Inc (759).

q. Consent Agreement presented for approval regarding John Boyd, individually and/or doing business as Alamo

Services, LLC (448).

r. Consent Agreement presented for approval regarding Bobby Crockett, individually and/or doing business as

Crockett's Security Guard Service, LLC (533).

s. Consent Agreement presented for approval regarding Willie Jarreau, individually and/or doing business as First

Class Protective Services LLC (PSE-21-CO-018).

t. Consent Agreement presented for approval regarding Channon Campesi, individually and/or doing business as Plant

Security Inc (0497).

u. Consent Agreement presented for approval regarding Leonard Sanders, individually and/or doing business as Full

Armor Security Guard Services LLC (PSE-20-CO-014).

v. Consent Agreement presented for approval regarding Donny Pitts, individually and/or doing business as Guardian

CPP, LLC (PSE-18-CO-912).

w. Consent Agreement presented for approval regarding Buddy Lott, individually and/or doing business as Lott

Gaming, Inc. (567).

x. Consent Agreement presented for approval regarding Richard Horton, individually and/or doing business as Retlo &

Associates LLC (PSE-22-CO-016).

y. Consent Agreement presented for approval regarding Mark Duet, individually and/or doing business as Securitas

Security Services USA Inc. (152-A).

z. Consent Agreement presented for approval regarding Steven Vanover, individually and/or doing business as

Professional Security Consultants Inc (816).

aa. Consent Agreement presented for approval regarding Marlon A. Defillo, individually and/or doing business as

Crescent City Consulting LLC (846).

bb. Consent Agreement presented for approval regarding Aaron Jarrell, individually and/or doing business as Health

and Safety Sciences, LLC (PSE-21-CO-002).

cc. Consent Agreement presented for approval regarding Danny Grizzard, individually and/or doing business as G4S

Secure Solutions (USA) Inc. (10)

dd. Consent Agreement presented for approval regarding Willie Harris, individually and/or doing business as Andy

Frain Services Inc. (578).

ee. Consent Agreement presented for approval regarding Ken Thomas, individually and/or doing business as Archangel

Protective Services Inc. (PSE-21-CO-017).

ff. Consent Agreement presented for approval regarding Cleve Grant, individually and/or doing business as Justice

Securities, LLC (949).

11. Adjournment

Employee Classification Requirements for Employees of Private Contract Security Companies

June 4, 2026
To All Private Security Industry Stakeholders, We hope this letter finds you well. We are writing to inform company owners on specific requirements for security officers in their employment. Specifically, a company cannot hire a security officer as a 1099 worker. The security officer must be a W-2 employee. Louisiana R.S. 37:3272(A) (18) defines a security officer as “an individual who is employed by a contract security company whether armed or unarmed, to protect a person or persons or property or both…” The U.S. Department of Labor addresses the difference between 1099 and W-2 workers. According to the final rule on Employee and Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, RIN 1235-AA43, independent contractors are workers “who, as a matter of economic reality, are not economically dependent on an employer for work and are in business for themselves”. This is in contrast to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)’s definition of employers, employees, and employ. RIN 1235-AA43 defines “Employer” as “any person acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer in relation to an employee,” “employee” as “any individual employed by an employer,” and “employ” as “to include to suffer or permit to work.”  The IRS considers 1099 individuals as independent contractors who are self-employed. More specifically, under IRS definition, a person is not an independent contractor if they perform services that can be controlled by an employer (e.g., what will be done and how it will be done). This applies even if the person is given freedom of action. What matters is that the employer has the legal right to control the details of how the services are performed. If an employer-employee relationship exists (regardless of what the relationship is called), then the individual is not an independent contractor but rather an employee whose earnings, benefits, and other deductions must be reported on a W-2 form. Furthermore, the only subcontractor relationship allowed by the Louisiana Private Contract Security Licensing and Regulatory Law is when one licensed company acts as a subcontractor to another. This is because individuals classified as independent contractors would not be covered under a company’s general liability insurance coverage and thus be liable should they be involved in an incident. Therefore, all security officers in the state of Louisiana must be employees of private contract security companies pursuant to state and federal laws and rules. Companies who currently have 1099 independent contractors performing private security services must immediately transition their personnel to W-2 employees or provide us in writing a detailed timeline for accomplishing this transition. Failure to inform the board of this timeline or comply with the provisions of this letter may cause a company to be in violation of Louisiana R.S. 37:3282 and Title 46, Chapter 9, §903 of the Louisiana Administrative Code, which may result in fines being issued for a company or LSBPSE taking action to suspend or revoke a company license. Our primary goal in outlining this policy is to ensure accountability among private contract security companies and the public and, most importantly, protect individuals, companies, and the public should an incident occur. We are committed to working closely with you to ensure these standards are met and maintained. Thank you for your continued cooperation and dedication to upholding the standards of our industry. Please feel to reach out to us should you have any questions. Sincerely, Carl Saizan (Ret. LSP Major) Executive Director Louisiana State Board of Private Security Examiners

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