TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
PRIVATE SECURITY BUREAU QUALIFIED
MANAGER EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
LATEST 2025-2026 EXAM UPDATE
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.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.027(a) - Grounds for Removal -
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 -
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 -
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 - 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 - 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 - Answer-The
board shall meet at regular intervals to be decided by the board.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.030(a) - Training - 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 - Answer-(b)
The training program must provide the person with information
regarding:
PRIVATE SECURITY BUREAU QUALIFIED
MANAGER EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
LATEST 2025-2026 EXAM UPDATE
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.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.027(a) - Grounds for Removal -
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 -
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 -
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 - 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 - 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 - Answer-The
board shall meet at regular intervals to be decided by the board.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.030(a) - Training - 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 - Answer-(b)
The training program must provide the person with information
regarding:
