Chair Hudson seeks clarification on security training numbers
Hudson tries to reconcile 542 refresher completions with 3,542 total and 2,916 who completed 40-hour training. Priester says the 8-hour refresher is only required after one year and DHS will improve tracking.
So for the eight-hour annual refresher, it's 542?
Yes.
Peace officers have completed that.
Not peace officers, security personnel.
That's the security personnel.
Oh, security, sorry.
Yes.
Okay, hold on.
500.
542 out of the 3,542.
No, that's...
Sorry.
Oh, there's different numbers.
Different numbers.
Okay, give me all the numbers.
So 542 have completed the eight-hour refresher out of how many total people?
That's what we don't have.
Okay.
So our current report does not track non-completion.
And we know we constantly have a high turnover rate of security personnel.
Moving forward, we will enhance this report to make sure that we are tracking both.
Okay, understood, and thank you for that.
Can I get a rough estimate?
I really wouldn't want to give that information because I wouldn't want the compliance to look really bad.
And that's not true, honestly.
Okay.
All right.
So 542 security personnel have completed the eight-hour refresher.
And 2,916, 82% have completed.
The 40-hour.
2,916, which is the equivalent of 82%, have completed the 40 hours.
Yes.
And it's the same population of security professionals that we're talking about?
Yes.
So if two...
Differences.
A lot of these individuals are new.
Okay, but when I'm...
So, eight hours refresher after they had their one year.
Okay.
So an issue?
Yeah, I got you.
I'm following along.
I'm trying to work backwards with the math, and you're telling me not to do that.
I'm telling you not to do that.
We will make sure that you have it moving forward.
Okay.
Can I just say what I was thinking?
Yes.
Because if the 2,916 number is equivalent to 82% of the total workforce that would be required to do that training,
then I would have to do the math to figure out what 100% would be to get a rough estimate of the total number of people.
Do you see what I'm saying?
See where I'm going?
I see where you're going.
Okay.
But you're saying that's not an accurate number.
For the eight hours.
The eight hours only required.
The eight hours after the first year.
That I get.
Yeah.
Okay.
But to get a total number, I can still do my deduction.
So the total number is 3,542.
Oh, okay.
Security guys, yes.
Okay, I thought that was a different number.
No, no, no.
Okay.
All right, thank you.
I'm glad I asked.
All right.
Thank you for the clarity.