(a) A person who is employed as a private investigator, a manager, a private security officer, an alarm systems technician, an alarm systems monitor, an alarm systems apprentice, or an alarm systems agent and who is required to be licensed or credentialed under this chapter shall submit a properly completed application for the license or credential to the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police within fourteen (14) calendar days after the commencement of employment.
(b) While the application for the license or credential is pending, an applicant may perform the services of a private investigator, a manager, a private security officer, an alarm systems technician, an alarm systems monitor, an alarm systems apprentice, or an alarm systems agent if the applicant is under the supervision of a person who holds a license or credential for which the applicant applied.