Texas Department of Public Safety Private Security Bureau - Qualified Manager Exam Questions & Answers(SCORED A+)

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 - ANSWERLicensure 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 - ANSWERb) 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 - ANSWERThe 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.