81R12941 GCB-D By: Phillips H.B. No. 3875 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to certain renewals of a qualified handgun instructor certification. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 411.190, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows: (d-1) The department shall ensure that an applicant may renew certification under Subsection (d) from any county in this state by using an online format to complete the required retraining courses if: (1) the applicant is renewing certification for the first time; or (2) the applicant completed the required retraining courses in person the previous time the applicant renewed the certificate. SECTION 2. The department shall take action as necessary to ensure that an applicant may renew a qualified handgun instructor certification from any county in this state, as required by Section 411.190(d-1), Government Code, as added by this Act, not later than March 1, 2010. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.