(a) All mass transit employees shall be required to participate in an anti-crime program that comprehensively addresses the identification of and reaction to potentially dangerous situations involving carrier operatives or passengers.
     (b) The establishment of minimum standards, however, in no way precludes a carrier from implementing alternate or more advanced programs so long as said programs are:
         (1) consistent with the imperative of subsection (a);
         (2) developed in consultation with a recognized crime