Texas Department of Public Safety Private Security
Bureau - Qualified Manager [2026] | UPDATED ACTUAL
STUDY GUIDE | VERIFIED ANSWERS |
• Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.004(a) - General Provisions-✓✓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-✓✓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-
✓✓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-
✓✓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-
✓✓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-✓✓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-✓✓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-
✓✓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-✓✓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-✓✓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-✓✓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-✓✓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-✓✓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-✓✓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-✓✓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-✓✓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.
Bureau - Qualified Manager [2026] | UPDATED ACTUAL
STUDY GUIDE | VERIFIED ANSWERS |
• Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.004(a) - General Provisions-✓✓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-✓✓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-
✓✓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-
✓✓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-
✓✓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-✓✓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-✓✓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-
✓✓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-✓✓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-✓✓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-✓✓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-✓✓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-✓✓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-✓✓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-✓✓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-✓✓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.
