CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR
TEXAS PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS

Continuing Education Rules & Regulations for Texas Private Investigators

PI Education offers online continuing education courses for Texas private investigators. We are an approved and licensed continuing education training school by the Texas Department of Public Safety and Private Security Bureau. Please click here for the Rules and Regulations adopted by the Texas Department of Public Safety Private Security Bureau.

FAQ Regarding Continuing Education for Texas Private Investigators

Our courses are continuing education courses for private investigators and managers with a Class A & Class C license (NOT training courses for Level II- Level IV, or firearm proficiency or Alarm Installers). Per §35.162, CE obtained from PI Education may not be used to satisfy the continuing education requirements for commissioned security officers or personal protection officers. Our courses may not be used for Class B licenses – Security Contractor Company License includes one or more of the following: Alarm, Armored Car, Courier, Electronic Access, Guard, and Locksmith.

Following the statute, PI licensees with more than fifteen (15) years of continued registration as a private investigator or manager of a Class A or Class C license must complete a total of twelve (12) continuing education hours that consist of:

8 hours of continuing education in investigative studies
2 hours of continuing education in ethics studies
2 hours of continuing education in the review of Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1702, and the Board’s administrative Rules, Tex. Admin. Code, 37 TAC 35.

Therefore, licensees with less than fifteen (15) years of continued registration as a private investigator or manager of a Class A or Class C license must complete a total of eighteen (18) continuing education hours that consist of:

14 hours of continuing education in investigative studies (any topic related to our field)
2 hours of continuing education in ethics studies
Two hours of continuing education in the review of the Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1702 , and the Board’s Administrative Rules , Tex. Admin. Code, 37 TAC 35.

Additional CE guidelines for Texas investigators:

Continuing education must be completed before your renewal date (every two years).
You can not roll over additional CEU hours to the next renewal period.
You will not need to submit documentation of continuing education to the licensing board unless you are audited. It is good practice to download and keep your certificates of completion on file for three years. Auditing is a regular practice for state licensing boards.
Your registration number and/or license number must appear on your certificate of completion. You must also enter that information in your profile with PI Education.
Proof of the required continuing education must be maintained by the employer and contained in the company’s personnel file. All registrants shall indicate they have completed the required minimum hours of department-approved continuing education credits on their application for renewal.
The Texas Department of Public Safety and Security Bureau licenses us as a continuing education school. Our Texas CE School License number is Y00170. A copy of our school license is here: PI Education Texas Private Investigator CE School License.
Our owner and director of instruction, Thomas Harold Humphreys, is a licensed CE instructor. His registration number is 03747501.
As a customer of PI Education, your CE record, along with certificates of completion are archived for five (5) years in our office and may be requested at support@storyboardemp.com