TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
PRIVATE SECURITY BUREAU- QUALIFIED
MANAGER| EXAM NEW UPDATE
2025/2026
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.
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,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:
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,(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,
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, 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;
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PRIVATE SECURITY BUREAU- QUALIFIED
MANAGER| EXAM NEW UPDATE
2025/2026
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.
1
,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:
2
,(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,
3
, 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;
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