85R7371 MAW-F By: Dale H.B. No. 1781 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the handgun proficiency examination required for a security officer commission. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 1702.1685(c), Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) An applicant for a security officer commission must demonstrate the required proficiency not earlier than the 90th day [within the 90-day period] before the date the application for the security officer commission is submitted [issued]. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to an application for an original or renewal security officer commission that is submitted on or after the effective date of this Act. An application submitted before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the application was submitted, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.