(a) The refund policy for any approved security guard training school shall be as follows:

1. (1) The eight hour pre-assignment training course. An approved security guard training school may retain no more than zero percent of the course fees if a student withdraws from the course before instruction begins or 100 percent of the course fees if the termination occurs after instruction begins. In the event that such training course cannot be conducted within one eight hour session and the course is conducted in two four hour sessions within a seven day period, an approved security guard training school may retain no more than zero percent of the course fees if the student withdraws from the course before instruction begins; or 50 percent of the course fees if the termination occurs after the commencement of the first four hour session, but before instruction begins for the second four hour session; or 100 percent of the course fees if the termination occurs after instruction begins for the second four hour session.
2. (2) The on-the-job training course. An approved security guard training school may retain no more than zero percent of the course fees if the student withdraws from the course before instruction begins or 100 percent of the course fees if the termination occurs after instruction begins. In the event that the such training course is conducted in two eight hour sessions, an approved security guard training school may retain no more than zero percent of the course fees if the student withdraws from the course before instruction begins; or 50 percent of the course fees if the termination occurs after the commencement of the first eight hour session, but before instruction begins for the second eight hour session; or 100 percent of the course fees if the termination occurs after instruction begins for the second eight hour session.

3. (3) The 47 hour firearms training course. The 47 hour firearms training course shall be follow a curriculum consisting of at least 47 hours which includes:

   1. (i) firearms handling, safety, proficiency and qualification -- 40 hours; and

   2. (ii) deadly physical force instruction, review and examination -- seven hours.

      An approved security guard training school may retain no more than zero percent if the student withdraws from the course before instruction begins; or one-sixth of the course fees if the termination occurs after the commencement of the deadly force instruction, but before instruction begins for the firearms handling, safety, proficiency and qualification component of the course; or one hundred percent of the course fees if the termination occurs after instruction begins for the firearms handling, safety, proficiency and qualification component of the course.

4. (4) The eight hour annual in-service training course. An approved security guard training school may retain no more than zero percent of the course fees if a student withdraws from the course before instruction begins or 100 percent of the course fees if the termination occurs after instruction begins. In the event that such training course cannot be conducted within one eight hour session and the course is conducted in two four hour sessions within a seven day period, an approved security guard training school may retain no more than zero percent of the course fees if the student withdraws from the course before instruction begins; or 50 percent of the course fees if the termination occurs after the commencement of the first four hour session, but before instruction begins for the second four hour session; or 100 percent of the course fees if the termination occurs after instruction begins for the second four hour session.