85R2471 ADM-D
By: Perry S.B. No. 264
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an application made by a county jailer to obtain a
license to carry a handgun; reducing a fee.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 411.1993 to read as follows:
Sec. 411.1993. COUNTY JAILERS. (a) In this section,
"county jailer" has the meaning assigned by Section 1701.001,
Occupations Code.
(b) A county jailer who holds a county jailer license issued
under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, may apply for a license under
this subchapter.
(c) An applicant under this section who is a county jailer
shall submit to the department:
(1) the name and job title of the applicant;
(2) a current copy of the applicant's county jailer
license and evidence of employment as a county jailer; and
(3) evidence that the applicant has satisfactorily
completed the preparatory training program required under Section
1701.310, Occupations Code, including the demonstration of weapons
proficiency required as part of the training program under Section
1701.307 of that code.
(d) The department may issue a license under this subchapter
to an applicant under this section if the applicant complies with
Subsection (c). The applicant is not required to complete the
handgun proficiency course described by Section 411.188 to obtain
the license.
(e) A license issued to an applicant under this section
expires as provided by Section 411.183.
(f) An applicant who is a county jailer shall pay a fee of
$25 for the issuance of an original or renewed license under this
subchapter, regardless of whether the application for the license
is made under this section.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a license issued or renewed on or after the effective date of
this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.