Amend HB 1856 by adding the following appropriately numbered
section to the bill and renumbering existing sections of the bill
appropriately:
      SECTION ____. Section 415.035, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
      Sec. 415.035. WEAPONS PROFICIENCY. (a)  An entity that
employs more than two peace officers shall designate a firearms
proficiency officer and require each peace officer that it employs
to demonstrate to that officer, at least once each year, weapons
proficiency.  The entity shall maintain records of this
proficiency.
      (b)  On request, the commission may waive the requirement
under Subsection (a)  that a peace officer demonstrate weapons
proficiency if the commission finds that the requirement causes a
hardship.
      (c)  The commission shall adopt rules to define weapons
proficiency for the purpose of this section.