Texas Department of Public Safety Private
Security Bureau - Qualified Manager Exam
2025 with 100% correct answers
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. |1702.021(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. |1702.025(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.
Security Bureau - Qualified Manager Exam
2025 with 100% correct answers
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. |1702.021(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. |1702.025(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.