2026/2027 Texas Department of Public
Safety Private Security Bureau -
Qualified Manager Exam with verified
answers
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.021(a) - Board Membership - correct
answer>>>(a) The Texas Private Security Board consists of seven members appointed
by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate as follows:
(1) three public members, each of whom is a citizen of the United States;
(2) one member who is licensed under this chapter as a private investigator;
(3) one member who is licensed under this chapter as an alarm systems company;
(4) one member who is licensed under this chapter as the owner or operator of a guard
company; and
(5) one member who is licensed under this chapter as a locksmith.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.021(b) - Board Membership - correct answer>>>b)
Appointments to the board shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability,
sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.023 - Eligibility of Public Members - correct
answer>>>The board's public members must be representatives of the general public.
A person may not be a public member of the board if the person or the person's spouse:
(1) is registered, commissioned, certified, or licensed by a regulatory agency in the field
of private investigations or private security;
(2) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other
organization regulated by or receiving money from the board;
(3) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business
entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the board; or
(4) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or money from
the board other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for board
membership, attendance, or expenses.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.024(a) - Membership and Employee Restrictions -
correct answer>>>(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative
and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in this state
designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual
business or professional problems and in promoting their common interests.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.024(b) - Membership and Employee Restrictions -
correct answer>>>(b) A person may not be a board member, and may not be a
department employee whose primary duties include private security regulation and who
is employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that
,phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of
the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29
U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), and its subsequent amendments, if:
(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in
the field of private investigation or private security; or
(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade
association in the field of private investigation or private security.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.024(c) - Membership and Employee Restrictions -
correct answer>>>(c) A person may not be a board member or act as general counsel
to the board or agency if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter
305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf
of a profession related to the operation of the agency.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.004(a) - General Provisions - correct
answer>>>(a) The board, in addition to performing duties required by other law or
exercising powers granted by other law:
(1) licenses investigations companies and security services contractors;
(2) issues commissions to certain security officers;
(3) issues endorsements to certain security officers engaged in the personal protection
of individuals;
(4) registers and endorses:
(A) certain individuals connected with a license holder; and
(B) certain individuals employed in a field connected to private investigation or private
security; and
(5) regulates license holders, security officers, registrants, and endorsement holders
under this chapter.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.004(b) - General Provisions - correct
answer>>>(b) The board shall adopt rules necessary to comply with Chapter 53. In its
rules under this section, the board shall list the specific offenses for each category of
regulated persons for which a conviction would constitute grounds for the board to take
action under Section 53.021.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.005(a) - Department of Public Safety - correct
answer>>>(a) The board created under Section 1702.021 is a part of the department.
The department shall administer this chapter through the board.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.005(b) - Department of Public Safety - correct
answer>>>(b) A reference in this chapter or another law to the Texas Commission on
Private Security means the board.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.006 - Foreign Entity Registration - correct
answer>>>Licensure under this chapter does not exempt a foreign entity from the
registration requirements of Chapter 9, Business Organizations Code.
,Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.025(a) - Terms; Vacancies - correct answer>>>(a)
The board members serve staggered six-year terms, with the terms of two or three
members expiring on January 31 of each odd-numbered year.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.025(b) - Terms; Vacancies - correct answer>>>(b)
If a vacancy occurs during the term of a board member, the governor shall appoint a
new member to fill the unexpired term.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.026(a) Officers - correct answer>>>(a) The
governor shall designate one board member as presiding officer to serve in that
capacity at the will of the governor. The governor shall designate the presiding officer
without regard to race, creed, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.026(b) - Officers - correct answer>>>(b) The board
shall elect from among its members an assistant presiding officer and a secretary to
serve two- year terms beginning on September 1 of each odd- numbered year.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.026(c) - Officers - correct answer>>>(c) The
presiding officer of the board or, in the absence of the presiding officer, the assistant
presiding officer shall preside at each board meeting and perform the other duties
prescribed by this chapter.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.027(a) - Grounds for Removal - correct
answer>>>(a) It is a ground for removal from the board that a member:
(1) does not have the qualifications required by Section 1702.021 at the time of taking
office;
(2) does not maintain the qualifications required by Section 1702.021 during service on
the board;
(3) is ineligible for membership under Section 1702.023 or 1702.024;
(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a
substantial part of the member's term; or
(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the
member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a
majority vote of the board.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.027(b) - Grounds for Removal - correct
answer>>>(b) The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that it is
taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.027(c) - Grounds for Removal - correct
answer>>>(c) If the chief administrator has knowledge that a potential ground for
removal exists, the chief administrator shall notify the presiding officer of the board of
the potential ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the
attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for
removal involves the presiding officer, the chief administrator shall notify the next
, highest ranking officer of the board, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney
general that a potential ground for removal exists.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.028(a) - Per Diem; Reimbursement - correct
answer>>>(a) A board member is entitled to a per diem as set by legislative
appropriation for each day the member engages in the business of the board.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.028(b) - PerDiem; Reimbursement - correct
answer>>>(b) A member is entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses incurred while
conducting board business, including expenses for transportation, meals, and lodging,
as prescribed by the General Appropriations Act.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.029 - Meetings - correct answer>>>The board
shall meet at regular intervals to be decided by the board.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.030(a) - Training - correct answer>>>(a) A person
who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a board member may not vote, deliberate,
or be counted as a member in attendance at a board meeting until the person
completes a training program that complies with this section.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.030(b) - Training - correct answer>>>(b) The
training program must provide the person with information regarding:
(1) this chapter;
(2) the programs operated by the board;
(3) the role and functions of the board;
(4) the rules of the board, with an emphasis on the rules that relate to disciplinary and
investigatory authority;
(5) the current budget for the board;
(6) the results of the most recent formal audit of the board;
(7) the requirements of:
(A) the open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code;
(B) the public information law, Chapter 552, Government Code;
(C) the administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001, Government Code; and
(D) other laws relating to public officials, including conflict of interest laws; and
(8) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the board or the Texas Ethics
Commission.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.030(c) - Training - correct answer>>>(c) A person
appointed to the board is entitled to
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reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses
incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the
program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.041(a) - Chief Administrator - correct
answer>>>(a) The chief administrator is responsible for the administration of this
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Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.021(a) - Board Membership - correct
answer>>>(a) The Texas Private Security Board consists of seven members appointed
by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate as follows:
(1) three public members, each of whom is a citizen of the United States;
(2) one member who is licensed under this chapter as a private investigator;
(3) one member who is licensed under this chapter as an alarm systems company;
(4) one member who is licensed under this chapter as the owner or operator of a guard
company; and
(5) one member who is licensed under this chapter as a locksmith.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.021(b) - Board Membership - correct answer>>>b)
Appointments to the board shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability,
sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.023 - Eligibility of Public Members - correct
answer>>>The board's public members must be representatives of the general public.
A person may not be a public member of the board if the person or the person's spouse:
(1) is registered, commissioned, certified, or licensed by a regulatory agency in the field
of private investigations or private security;
(2) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other
organization regulated by or receiving money from the board;
(3) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business
entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the board; or
(4) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or money from
the board other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for board
membership, attendance, or expenses.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.024(a) - Membership and Employee Restrictions -
correct answer>>>(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative
and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in this state
designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual
business or professional problems and in promoting their common interests.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.024(b) - Membership and Employee Restrictions -
correct answer>>>(b) A person may not be a board member, and may not be a
department employee whose primary duties include private security regulation and who
is employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that
,phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of
the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29
U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), and its subsequent amendments, if:
(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in
the field of private investigation or private security; or
(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade
association in the field of private investigation or private security.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.024(c) - Membership and Employee Restrictions -
correct answer>>>(c) A person may not be a board member or act as general counsel
to the board or agency if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter
305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf
of a profession related to the operation of the agency.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.004(a) - General Provisions - correct
answer>>>(a) The board, in addition to performing duties required by other law or
exercising powers granted by other law:
(1) licenses investigations companies and security services contractors;
(2) issues commissions to certain security officers;
(3) issues endorsements to certain security officers engaged in the personal protection
of individuals;
(4) registers and endorses:
(A) certain individuals connected with a license holder; and
(B) certain individuals employed in a field connected to private investigation or private
security; and
(5) regulates license holders, security officers, registrants, and endorsement holders
under this chapter.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.004(b) - General Provisions - correct
answer>>>(b) The board shall adopt rules necessary to comply with Chapter 53. In its
rules under this section, the board shall list the specific offenses for each category of
regulated persons for which a conviction would constitute grounds for the board to take
action under Section 53.021.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.005(a) - Department of Public Safety - correct
answer>>>(a) The board created under Section 1702.021 is a part of the department.
The department shall administer this chapter through the board.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.005(b) - Department of Public Safety - correct
answer>>>(b) A reference in this chapter or another law to the Texas Commission on
Private Security means the board.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.006 - Foreign Entity Registration - correct
answer>>>Licensure under this chapter does not exempt a foreign entity from the
registration requirements of Chapter 9, Business Organizations Code.
,Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.025(a) - Terms; Vacancies - correct answer>>>(a)
The board members serve staggered six-year terms, with the terms of two or three
members expiring on January 31 of each odd-numbered year.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.025(b) - Terms; Vacancies - correct answer>>>(b)
If a vacancy occurs during the term of a board member, the governor shall appoint a
new member to fill the unexpired term.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.026(a) Officers - correct answer>>>(a) The
governor shall designate one board member as presiding officer to serve in that
capacity at the will of the governor. The governor shall designate the presiding officer
without regard to race, creed, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.026(b) - Officers - correct answer>>>(b) The board
shall elect from among its members an assistant presiding officer and a secretary to
serve two- year terms beginning on September 1 of each odd- numbered year.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.026(c) - Officers - correct answer>>>(c) The
presiding officer of the board or, in the absence of the presiding officer, the assistant
presiding officer shall preside at each board meeting and perform the other duties
prescribed by this chapter.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.027(a) - Grounds for Removal - correct
answer>>>(a) It is a ground for removal from the board that a member:
(1) does not have the qualifications required by Section 1702.021 at the time of taking
office;
(2) does not maintain the qualifications required by Section 1702.021 during service on
the board;
(3) is ineligible for membership under Section 1702.023 or 1702.024;
(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a
substantial part of the member's term; or
(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the
member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a
majority vote of the board.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.027(b) - Grounds for Removal - correct
answer>>>(b) The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that it is
taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.027(c) - Grounds for Removal - correct
answer>>>(c) If the chief administrator has knowledge that a potential ground for
removal exists, the chief administrator shall notify the presiding officer of the board of
the potential ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the
attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for
removal involves the presiding officer, the chief administrator shall notify the next
, highest ranking officer of the board, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney
general that a potential ground for removal exists.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.028(a) - Per Diem; Reimbursement - correct
answer>>>(a) A board member is entitled to a per diem as set by legislative
appropriation for each day the member engages in the business of the board.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.028(b) - PerDiem; Reimbursement - correct
answer>>>(b) A member is entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses incurred while
conducting board business, including expenses for transportation, meals, and lodging,
as prescribed by the General Appropriations Act.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.029 - Meetings - correct answer>>>The board
shall meet at regular intervals to be decided by the board.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.030(a) - Training - correct answer>>>(a) A person
who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a board member may not vote, deliberate,
or be counted as a member in attendance at a board meeting until the person
completes a training program that complies with this section.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.030(b) - Training - correct answer>>>(b) The
training program must provide the person with information regarding:
(1) this chapter;
(2) the programs operated by the board;
(3) the role and functions of the board;
(4) the rules of the board, with an emphasis on the rules that relate to disciplinary and
investigatory authority;
(5) the current budget for the board;
(6) the results of the most recent formal audit of the board;
(7) the requirements of:
(A) the open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code;
(B) the public information law, Chapter 552, Government Code;
(C) the administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001, Government Code; and
(D) other laws relating to public officials, including conflict of interest laws; and
(8) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the board or the Texas Ethics
Commission.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.030(c) - Training - correct answer>>>(c) A person
appointed to the board is entitled to
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reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses
incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the
program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.041(a) - Chief Administrator - correct
answer>>>(a) The chief administrator is responsible for the administration of this
