85R2085 ADM-D
	By: Springer	H.B. No. 403

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the handgun proficiency required to obtain or renew a
	license to carry a handgun.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 411.188(a), Government Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(a)  The director by rule shall establish minimum standards
	for handgun proficiency and shall develop a course to teach handgun
	proficiency and examinations to measure handgun proficiency.  The
	course to teach handgun proficiency is required for each person who
	seeks to obtain a license and must contain training sessions
	divided into two parts.  One part of the course must be classroom
	instruction and the other part must be range instruction and an
	actual demonstration by the applicant of the applicant's ability to
	safely and proficiently use a handgun. An applicant must be able to
	demonstrate, at a minimum, the degree of proficiency that is
	required to effectively operate a handgun [of .32 caliber or
	above].  The department shall distribute the standards, course
	requirements, and examinations on request to any qualified handgun
	instructor.
	SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
	to an application to obtain or renew a license to carry a handgun
	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 when the application was submitted,
	and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.