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Texas Department of Public Safety Private Security Bureau - Qualified Manager Exam
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Texas Department of Public Safety Private Security Bureau - Qualified Manager Exam
Texas Department of Public Safety Private Security Bureau Qualified Manager Exam
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.004(a) - General Provisions
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Texas Department of Public Safety Private Security Bureau -
Qualified Manager Exam
Texas Department of Public Safety Private Security Bureau Qualified Manager Exam
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.004(a) - General Provisions
(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
(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
(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
,(b) A reference in this chapter or another law to the Texas Commission on Private Security means the board.
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
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.
(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.
,(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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.
(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.
The board shall meet at regular intervals to be decided by the board.
Texas Private Security Act CH. 1702.030(a) - Training
(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
(b) The training program must provide the person with information regarding:
(1) this chapter;
(2) the programs operated by the board;
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