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Senate Bill 864 |
Senate Author: Campbell |
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Effective: 9-1-13 |
House Sponsor: Flynn et al. |
Previous law required a concealed handgun license holder to complete a continuing education course in handgun proficiency within a certain time frame in order to renew the license. Senate Bill 864 amends the Government Code to instead require the license holder to complete within that time frame the handgun proficiency course required for obtaining an original license and to decrease the minimum and maximum number of hours of instruction on certain laws and safety and use procedures that are required to be included in the classroom instruction part of the course. The bill clarifies that proficiency is not among the topics required to be included in the classroom instruction part of the course and authorizes the Department of Public Safety to offer online or allow a qualified handgun instructor to offer online the classroom instruction part of the course for concealed handgun license holders seeking renewal.