Free State certification examination for lead abatement supervisors Practice Questions

Sample Practice Questions

Try these 10 sample questions from the State certification examination for lead abatement supervisors practice bank. Each includes the answer and explanation. Continue with the interactive practice above to review the full question set.

1. 1A Texas lead abatement supervisor's certification expired yesterday, and no timely, sufficient renewal application was filed. What may the supervisor do today?

   1. A. Continue supervising if the certified firm remains in good standing.
   2. B. Continue supervising during the first 90 days after expiration.
   3. C. Stop supervising until the individual certification is renewed.
   4. D. Continue supervising after paying the ordinary renewal fee.

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Texas Occupations Code §1955.055(c) says a person with an expired certification "may not engage in activities that require certification or accreditation until the certification or accreditation has been renewed." With no timely sufficient pending application, this supervisor must stop regulated work; a firm's status or a late-payment window does not itself authorize practice.

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

2. 2DSHS is setting the renewal fee for a Texas lead abatement supervisor certificate. Which cost base must guide the fee under Health and Safety Code §12.0111?

   1. A. Direct and indirect costs of administering and enforcing that licensing program.
   2. B. Direct and indirect costs of administering all state licensing programs.
   3. C. Direct and indirect costs of conducting each holder's abatement projects.
   4. D. Direct and indirect costs of reviewing only the holder's renewal form.

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Health and Safety Code §12.0111(a) states that "license" includes a certificate. Subsection (b) requires a fee designed to recover "all of the department's direct and indirect costs in administering and enforcing the applicable licensing program." Thus the relevant base is the entire applicable program's administration and enforcement, not unrelated programs, individual project costs, or only form review.

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

3. 3All four Texas sites were built before 1978. Which proposed project is within the ordinary facility scope of the Environmental Lead Reduction Rules?

   1. A. Lead abatement in an apartment building with separate bedrooms
   2. B. Lead work in a zero-bedroom studio apartment
   3. C. Lead work in elderly housing where no young child resides or is expected
   4. D. Owner-performed lead work in a residence occupied only by the owner's immediate family

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Section 295.201(b)(2) excludes "housing for the elderly or persons with disabilities" in the stated no-child circumstances, "target housing with zero bedrooms," and qualifying owner-performed work. The 1970 apartment project does not fit those exclusions.

   Reference: Texas Administrative Code 25-1-295.html — §295.201(b)(2)

4. 4Ninety-one days have passed since a Texas supervisor's individual certification expired. The holder remains eligible for renewal. What multiple of the usual fee applies?

   1. A. The normal renewal fee, multiplied by 1.0.
   2. B. The normal renewal fee, multiplied by 1.5.
   3. C. The normal renewal fee, multiplied by 2.0.
   4. D. The normal renewal fee, multiplied by 3.0.

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Texas Occupations Code §1955.057(c) states that a certificate expired "for more than 90 days but less than one year" may be renewed for "two times the normally required renewal fee." Day 91 falls in this tier, rather than the 90-days-or-less tier in subsection (b).

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

5. 5A building provides housing for elderly residents. Under the Texas rules, which fact removes the usual elderly-housing exclusion?

   1. A. A resident receives federal rent assistance
   2. B. A child six years old or younger resides or is expected to reside there
   3. C. The building contains more than four units
   4. D. A common laundry room is present

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Section 295.201(b)(2) excludes elderly housing "unless a child who is six years of age or younger resides or is expected to reside in that housing." That child-occupancy condition controls the exception.

   Reference: Texas Administrative Code 25-1-295.html — §295.201(b)(2)

6. 6A Texas lead abatement supervisor allowed the individual certification to remain expired for more than a year. What route is available to regain certification?

   1. A. Renew the old certificate after paying the 1.5-times late renewal fee.
   2. B. Renew the old certificate after paying the two-times late renewal fee.
   3. C. Renew the old certificate by completing only a refresher course.
   4. D. Seek recertification under original certification requirements, including any exam.

   Answer: D

   Explanation: Texas Occupations Code §1955.057(d) says a certificate expired "for one year or more may not renew" and that the person may be recertified under requirements for an original certification. The late-fee tiers apply only before the one-year mark; a refresher alone cannot renew this expired certificate.

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

7. 7A pre-1978 residential unit has one open room in which the living and sleeping areas are not separated. How do the Texas rules treat this unit for program scope?

   1. A. As a multifamily common area
   2. B. As covered target housing without exception
   3. C. As a zero-bedroom dwelling excluded from the rules
   4. D. As a child-occupied facility

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Section 295.201(b)(2) says the rules do not apply "to target housing with zero bedrooms." Section 295.202(90) includes a dwelling with no separation between living and sleeping areas in that category.

   Reference: Texas Administrative Code 25-1-295.html — §§295.201(b)(2), 295.202(90)

8. 8A former Texas-certified supervisor moved to another state, remains certified there, and practiced there throughout the two years before applying to Texas. What may DSHS do with the expired Texas certification?

   1. A. Renew it without reexamination under the returning-practitioner provision.
   2. B. Treat the other state's certificate as automatic Texas work authorization.
   3. C. Issue an initial Texas certificate without checking the prior Texas status.
   4. D. Require an original Texas examination before considering any renewal.

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Texas Occupations Code §1955.058(a) says DSHS "may renew without reexamination an expired certification" for a former Texas holder who moved away and remained certified and in practice in the other state for the preceding two years. This is discretionary renewal for a returning Texas holder, not automatic practice authority from the other state's credential; subsection (b) also requires twice the usual renewal fee.

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

9. 9An owner plans to perform lead-based paint work personally in the owner's residence. Which condition makes the Texas homeowner exclusion unavailable?

   1. A. The owner performs the work without compensation
   2. B. The residence has no exterior painted surfaces
   3. C. The owner uses only hand tools
   4. D. A person outside the owner's immediate family occupies the residence during the work

   Answer: D

   Explanation: The exclusion does not apply when 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." The outside occupant therefore defeats the exclusion.

   Reference: Texas Administrative Code 25-1-295.html — §295.201(b)(2)

10. 10Texas brings a civil-penalty action under Occupations Code §1955.104. Which pair gives the maximum civil penalty for a first violation and for a subsequent violation, respectively?

    1. A. $2,000 for the first; $10,000 for a subsequent violation.
    2. B. $5,000 for the first; $10,000 for a subsequent violation.
    3. C. $2,000 for the first; $5,000 for a subsequent violation.
    4. D. $10,000 for the first; $2,000 for a subsequent violation.

    Answer: A

    Explanation: Texas Occupations Code §1955.104(c) sets a civil penalty of no more than "$2,000 for the first violation" and "$10,000 for a subsequent violation." This is the civil-penalty schedule; the retained bank's $5,000-per-day question concerns a separate administrative penalty.

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