Section 89-TTT. Annual training; background checks

1. a. In addition to the
  minimum  firearms  training  required by section eighty-nine-sss of this
  article, each armored car guard, other  than  a  police  officer,  shall
  satisfactorily  complete  an  eight  hour  in-service  firearms training
  course, recognized by the division, at least annually. Such course shall
  be administered by armored car carriers, or their designees,  and  shall
  include  requalification with the firearms he or she will have access to
  while on duty, under the supervision of a qualified firearms instructor.
  Every armored car carrier shall maintain a record of and certify to  the
  secretary, in writing, the satisfactory completion of such course by any
  armored car guard.
    b.  An  armored  car guard who is also employed as a peace officer for
  eighteen months or  more  shall  be  exempt  from  the  requirements  of
  paragraph  a  of  this  subdivision  as  long  as he or she is currently
  employed as a peace officer and provides to his or her employer proof of
  such annual in-service firearms training required under such paragraph.
    2. The secretary or his or her designee  shall  annually  ensure  that
  each  armored  car guard holding a valid registration card is subject to
  the division's ongoing criminal history search and retain procedures.
    3. Notwithstanding the provisions of  this  article,  an  armored  car
  guard  and  his  or her employer shall comply with the provisions of the
  federal "Armored Car Industry Reciprocity Act of 1993," pub.  l.  103-55
  (15 U.S.C. § 5901 et seq.), and amendments thereto.
    4.  Every  armored car carrier shall permit the department to inspect,
  review or copy training records to ensure compliance with the provisions
  of this article.