Strengthen your leadership, improve regulatory compliance, and support professional security operations with USSA’s Continuing Education Course for Texas Security Guard Company Owners.

Continuing Education Course for Texas Security Guard Company Owners

Strengthen your leadership, improve regulatory compliance, and support professional security operations with USSA’s Continuing Education Course for Texas Security Guard Company Owners.

Course Length: 8 hours
Delivery: 100% Online Self-Paced
Certificate: Certificate of completion

Course code: USSA-TX-OWN-CE 801

Overview

Strengthen your leadership, improve regulatory compliance, and support professional security operations with USSA’s Continuing Education Course for Texas Security Guard Company Owners.

Provided entirely online, this eight-hour course addresses the legal, operational, and ethical responsibilities of owning and managing a Texas security guard company. Participants review Texas private security laws and rules, owner responsibilities, officer supervision, use-of-force considerations, risk assessment, emergency response, incident reporting, and conflict management.

The curriculum includes seven hours of security-related subject matter and one hour dedicated to ethics, integrity, and professional standards. Practical examples help participants apply course concepts to staffing decisions, client assignments, officer conduct, and daily business operations.

Build the knowledge to lead responsibly, strengthen compliance, and maintain professional security standards—all through 100% online training. Texas DPS identifies an eight-hour CE requirement every two years for its “Owner 51% or more” category, including seven hours related to services provided and one hour of ethics. Confirm the applicable provider and course approval before advertising this course as satisfying DPS renewal requirements. dps.texas.gov https://www.dps.texas.gov/sites/default/files/documents/rsd/psb/docs/ce_requirements_private_security_license.pdf

This course is designed to align with the Texas Department of Public Safety’s continuing education requirements for applicable individual private security license types under 37 Texas Administrative Code §35.161

What you'll learn

Identify key requirements of Texas Occupations Code Chapter 1702 and applicable DPS private security rules.
Explain owner responsibilities for licensing, renewals, documentation, and regulatory compliance.
Apply effective practices for officer supervision, post orders, scheduling, and performance accountability.
Recognize legal limits on security officer authority, use of force, and potential company liability.
Assess security risks and develop appropriate operational controls.
Improve incident documentation, emergency procedures, and coordination with public safety personnel.
Apply de-escalation and conflict management techniques.
Demonstrate ethical leadership, integrity, confidentiality, and professional accountability.

Course content

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Requirements & who it's for

Before you enroll

This course is intended primarily for Texas security guard company owners, including owners, partners, and shareholders who hold individual licenses as owners only and need relevant continuing education for renewal.
Company managers, supervisors, and prospective owners may also benefit from the course’s practical guidance on compliance, leadership, and security operations.