| 1 | 1 | | 85R2085 ADM-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Springer H.B. No. 403 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the handgun proficiency required to obtain or renew a |
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| 8 | 8 | | license to carry a handgun. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 411.188(a), Government Code, is amended |
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| 11 | 11 | | to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (a) The director by rule shall establish minimum standards |
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| 13 | 13 | | for handgun proficiency and shall develop a course to teach handgun |
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| 14 | 14 | | proficiency and examinations to measure handgun proficiency. The |
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| 15 | 15 | | course to teach handgun proficiency is required for each person who |
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| 16 | 16 | | seeks to obtain a license and must contain training sessions |
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| 17 | 17 | | divided into two parts. One part of the course must be classroom |
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| 18 | 18 | | instruction and the other part must be range instruction and an |
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| 19 | 19 | | actual demonstration by the applicant of the applicant's ability to |
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| 20 | 20 | | safely and proficiently use a handgun. An applicant must be able to |
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| 21 | 21 | | demonstrate, at a minimum, the degree of proficiency that is |
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| 22 | 22 | | required to effectively operate a handgun [of .32 caliber or |
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| 23 | 23 | | above]. The department shall distribute the standards, course |
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| 24 | 24 | | requirements, and examinations on request to any qualified handgun |
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| 25 | 25 | | instructor. |
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| 26 | 26 | | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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| 27 | 27 | | to an application to obtain or renew a license to carry a handgun |
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| 28 | 28 | | submitted on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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| 29 | 29 | | application submitted before the effective date of this Act is |
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| 30 | 30 | | governed by the law in effect when the application was submitted, |
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| 31 | 31 | | and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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| 32 | 32 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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