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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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OCCUPATIONS CODE |
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Title 10. OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY |
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Chapter 1702. PRIVATE SECURITY |
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Subchapter J. REGISTRATION AND ENDORSEMENT REQUIREMENTS; DUTIES OF REGISTRANT AND ENDORSEMENT HOLDER |
Sec. 1702.239. TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR ALARM SYSTEMS INSTALLER AND SECURITY SALESPERSON; EXAMINATION
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(a) The board may require that an individual employed as an alarm systems installer or security salesperson hold a certification by a board-approved training program to renew an endorsement. The board may approve only nationally recognized training programs that consist of at least 16 hours of classroom study in the areas of work allowed by the endorsement. To be approved, a training program must offer at least two certification programs each year, sufficient to complete the requirements of this subsection, within 100 miles of each county in the state that has a population of more than 500,000.
(b) The board may require an individual who has completed a training program under Subsection (a) to pass an examination given by the board or by a person approved by the board. The board may approve examinations in conjunction with training programs approved under Subsection (a). The individual's performance on the examination must demonstrate the individual's qualifications to perform the duties allowed by the individual's endorsement.
(c) An individual who holds a registration on September 30, 1993, is not required to comply with requirements adopted under Subsections (a) and (b) during the time the individual maintains the registration with the individual's current license holder.
(d) If the board requires certification or examination under this section, the board shall implement rules to require that to renew an endorsement, an individual who is employed as an alarm systems installer or a security salesperson and who has already once renewed the endorsement must obtain continuing education credits related to the line of work for which the individual is licensed. If the board requires the continuing education, the chief administrator must approve classes offered by nationally recognized organizations, and participants in the classes must qualify according to board rules.