Life Safety and Property Protection Education Board public meetings in 2025
7 substantive meetings from 2025, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Life Safety and Property Protection Education Board
The Life Safety & Property Protection Education Board will vote on accepting previous meeting minutes, approving two new automotive locksmith certifications, and a new continuing education course for fire alarm and gate systems technicians. A presentation on low-voltage wiring training will also be given.
- Vote on ALOA Certified Automotive Locksmith (CAL) as qualifying course for Automotive Locksmith
- Vote on ALOA Louisiana Fundamentals of Automotive Locksmith Certification as initial certification
- Presentation: Jade Learning – Understanding Low Voltage and Other Classified Wiring (2023 NEC) for initial certification
- Vote on Jade Learning course as continuing education for Fire Alarm and Gate Systems Technicians
Life Safety and Property Protection Education Board
The Life Safety & Property Protection Education Board meeting scheduled for October 16, 2025, was cancelled because a quorum could not be formed. The agenda included a vote on minutes and a proposal to approve a locksmith certification course.
- Vote on ALOA Certified Automotive Locksmith (CAL) as qualifying course for Automotive Locksmith
- Presentation on Jade Learning's Understanding Low Voltage and Other Classified Wiring (2023 NEC) for fire alarm and gate system technicians
- Board unable to form quorum; meeting cancelled
Life Safety and Property Protection Education Board
The Life Safety & Property Protection Education Board will vote and discuss whether to approve the ALOA Certified Automotive Locksmith (CAL) course as a qualifying course and the ALOA Louisiana Fundamentals of Automotive Locksmith Certification as an initial certification for automotive locksmiths. However, the agenda notes that the board was unable to form a quorum for this meeting, so no decisions may be made.
- Vote on ALOA Certified Automotive Locksmith (CAL) as a qualifying course
- Vote on ALOA Louisiana Fundamentals of Automotive Locksmith Certification as initial certification
- Meeting cancelled due to lack of quorum
Life Safety and Property Protection Education Board
The Life Safety & Property Protection Education Board will vote on updated training and education requirements for certification and continuing education guidelines. The board will also vote on approving Jade Learning's Security Alarm Installations course for initial certification and continuing education for several technician types, and KT Teco's Access Control 101 as a continuing education course for Special Locking. Additionally, the board will review ALOA's Certified Automotive Locksmith course for qualification and certification.
- Vote on updated training and education requirements for certification and continuing education guidelines
- Vote on Jade Learning – Security Alarm Installations for initial certification and continuing education for Fire Alarm, Security, CCTV, and Locksmith technicians
- Review and vote on KT Teco- Access Control 101 as a continuing education course for Special Locking
- Review ALOA - Certified Automotive Locksmith (CAL) as a qualifying course for Automotive Locksmith
Life Safety and Property Protection Education Board
The July 16, 2025 meeting of the Life Safety and Property Protection Education Board was canceled because a quorum was not present. All items originally on the agenda will be addressed at the next scheduled meeting.
- Meeting canceled due to lack of quorum
- All agenda items postponed to the next board meeting
Life Safety and Property Protection Education Board
The Life Safety & Property Protection Education Board will meet on April 17, 2025, to discuss adding AI proctoring to training guidelines and to consider name changes for gate automation courses. The board will also welcome new members and discuss the 2024 "Welcome Home Act."
- Discuss addendum to training guidelines for AI proctoring of tests
- Presentation: Jade Learning on Security Alarm Installations certification and continuing education
- Vote on name changes for two gate automation courses (substance unchanged)
- Welcome Captain Chase Hawthorne as new Chairman and Liaison Officer David McClintock
- Discuss the 2024 "Welcome Home Act"
The Board unanimously approved renaming two gate automation technician courses to the American Fence Association. Members discussed the use of AI for test proctoring and the impact of the 2024 Welcome Home Act on licensing. A course presentation from Jade Learning was referred for further review.
- Approved minutes from January 16, 2025 meeting (Unanimous)
- Approved name change to American Fence Association Certified Gate Automation Technician (CGAT) for initial certification (Unanimous)
- Approved name change to American Fence Association Gate Automation Installation School for CEUs (Unanimous)
- Tabled vote on AI proctoring for tests due to insufficient information
Life Safety and Property Protection Education Board
The Life Safety and Property Protection Education Board will vote on approving specific professional licensing and apprentice courses. Members will also discuss potential new certifications for locksmith and security endorsements.
- Vote on Stay Safe Ventures, LLC Professional Alarm Contractor Licensing Course
- Vote on ASSA ABLOY Locksmith Academy Apprentice Level Course
- Discussion of new endorsements for Automotive Locksmith, Limited Locksmith, Limited Security, and Limited Conveyance Device Mechanic
The Board unanimously approved training courses for alarm contractor licensing and locksmith technicians. It also approved Constructor Tech as an authorized testing proctor. Members discussed potential new certifications for automotive and limited locksmithing and security endorsements.
- Approved April 18, 2024 meeting minutes (Unanimous)
- Approved October 17, 2024 meeting minutes (Unanimous)
- Approved Constructor Tech as a proctoring organization for testing (Unanimous)
- Approved Stay Safe Ventures, LLC Professional Alarm Contractor Licensing Course for level 1 technicians (Unanimous)
- Approved ASSA ABLOY Locksmith Academy Level 1 course for technicians (Unanimous)