Free State certification examination for lead inspectors Practice Questions

Sample Practice Questions

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1. 1A Texas lead inspector let their certification expire without filing a timely renewal application. The inspector has a job scheduled while seeking renewal. What may the inspector do?

   1. A. Perform the inspection while the renewal application is being processed.
   2. B. Perform the inspection during the first 90 days after expiration.
   3. C. Wait until certification is renewed before performing the inspection.
   4. D. Perform the inspection if the initial training certificate is still held.

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Section 1955.055(c) states, "A person whose certification or accreditation has expired may not engage in activities that require certification or accreditation until the certification or accreditation has been renewed." The inspector must wait for renewal; the 90-day renewal-fee period is not a practice grace period.

   Reference: Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1955 — Tex. Occ. Code §1955.055(c)

2. 2For a department-administered Texas lead inspector certification program, which cost base must the fee for issuing or renewing the certificate be designed to recover under Health and Safety Code §12.0111?

   1. A. The department's direct and indirect costs of administering and enforcing that licensing program.
   2. B. The department's and an attached board's direct and indirect costs of administering and enforcing that licensing program.
   3. C. The department's direct and indirect costs of administering and enforcing all of its licensing programs together.
   4. D. The department's direct and indirect costs of performing compliance inspections under that licensing program.

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Section 12.0111(b) requires recovery of "all of the department's direct and indirect costs in administering and enforcing the applicable licensing program." The question concerns a department-administered program. Subsection (c) separately includes board costs where an attached board issues licenses; this fee is tied to the applicable program, rather than all department programs or only compliance inspections.

   Reference: Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 12 — Tex. Health & Safety Code §12.0111(b)

3. 3A Texas homeowner performs lead-based paint activities in a dwelling she owns while an unrelated tenant remains in the dwelling. Do the Texas Environmental Lead Reduction Rules apply?

   1. A. Yes, because a person outside the owner's immediate family occupies it during the work
   2. B. No, because ownership alone creates the exemption
   3. C. No, if the tenant stays outside the work room
   4. D. Yes, but only if the property has more than four units

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The owner exemption does not apply when the residence is occupied by someone other than the owner or immediate family during the activities. Section 295.201(b)(2) states that the rules do not apply to owners working in their residences, "unless the residence is occupied by a person or persons other than the owner or the owner's immediate family while the activities are being conducted."

   Reference: Texas Lead Rules — 25 TAC §295.201(b)(2), page 1

4. 4A Texas lead inspector's certification expired 120 days ago. The inspector is otherwise eligible to renew. Which renewal route does Chapter 1955 provide?

   1. A. Renew by paying the normally required renewal fee.
   2. B. Renew by paying one and one-half times the normal renewal fee.
   3. C. Renew by paying twice the normally required renewal fee.
   4. D. Seek original certification again instead of renewing the certificate.

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Section 1955.057(c) says a certificate expired "for more than 90 days but less than one year" may be renewed for "two times the normally required renewal fee." At 120 days, the inspector falls in that band; the one-and-one-half multiplier applies through day 90, while original certification is required after one year.

   Reference: Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1955 — Tex. Occ. Code §1955.057(b)–(d)

5. 5For a current Texas lead inspector certificate issued by the department, what term does the general license provision in Health and Safety Code §12.0112 prescribe?

   1. A. Six months from the date of issue.
   2. B. One year from the date of issue.
   3. C. Two years from the date of issue.
   4. D. Three years from the date of issue.

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Section 12.0111(a) provides that "license" includes a "certificate," and §12.0112(a) states that the term of a department-issued license "is two years." The current inspector rule also uses a two-year term; older three-year inspector certificates are historical.

   Reference: Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 12 — Tex. Health & Safety Code §12.0111(a)

6. 6A pre-1978 Texas housing complex is reserved for older adults, and a five-year-old child is expected to live in one unit. Which rule treatment applies?

   1. A. The housing is excluded because it is reserved for older adults
   2. B. The housing is not excluded because a child age six or younger is expected to reside there
   3. C. Only the common areas are covered
   4. D. Coverage begins only after the child has lived there for 60 hours

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Texas excludes elderly or disability housing only when no qualifying young child resides or is expected to reside there. The rule says the exclusion does not apply when "a child who is six years of age or younger resides or is expected to reside in that housing."

   Reference: Texas Lead Rules — 25 TAC §295.201(b)(2), page 1

7. 7A former Texas lead inspector moved to another state. Their Texas certification expired, but they hold current certification and have practiced in the other state throughout the preceding two years. What may the Texas department do under Chapter 1955?

   1. A. Renew the Texas certification without requiring a new examination.
   2. B. Renew the Texas certification only after a new Texas examination.
   3. C. Issue only an original Texas certification after full initial training.
   4. D. Renew the Texas certification only after two years back in Texas.

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Section 1955.058(a) permits the department to "renew without reexamination an expired certification" for a former Texas holder who is currently certified and practiced in another state for the preceding two years. These facts meet that exception; subsection (b) separately requires twice the normal renewal fee.

   Reference: Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1955 — Tex. Occ. Code §1955.058(a)–(b)

8. 8An efficiency apartment in Texas was built in 1965 and has no bedroom. How does the TELRR property exclusion apply?

   1. A. It is covered as a child-occupied facility
   2. B. It is covered whenever it is leased
   3. C. It is excluded as target housing with zero bedrooms
   4. D. It is excluded only if the owner occupies it

   Answer: C

   Explanation: The Texas rule expressly excludes this property category: "nor do these sections apply to target housing with zero bedrooms." The lack of a bedroom, not its rental status, controls this exclusion.

   Reference: Texas Lead Rules — 25 TAC §295.201(b)(2), page 1

9. 9Texas brings a Chapter 1955 civil penalty action for a person's first violation. What is the statutory maximum civil penalty for that first violation?

   1. A. $300 for the first civil violation.
   2. B. $2,000 for the first civil violation.
   3. C. $5,000 for the first civil violation.
   4. D. $10,000 for the first civil violation.

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Section 1955.104(c) sets the civil ceiling at "$2,000 for the first violation" and $10,000 for a subsequent one. The $5,000 figure belongs to the separate administrative daily penalty, while $300 is a certification fee rather than this civil ceiling.

   Reference: Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1955 — Tex. Occ. Code §1955.104(c)(1)–(2)

10. 10A Texas building is visited by the same children age six or younger twice each week. Which additional attendance pattern satisfies the TELRR definition of a child-occupied facility?

    1. A. One hour per visit and 20 hours per year
    2. B. Two hours per visit and 40 hours per year
    3. C. Three hours per visit and 30 hours per year
    4. D. At least three hours per day and 60 hours per year

    Answer: D

    Explanation: The Texas definition requires visits on at least two days per week and, in addition, "three hours each day" and "60 hours each year."

    Reference: Texas Lead Rules — 25 TAC §295.202(16), pages 2-3