Amend CSHB 2909 as follows:
      (1)  On page 24, line 24, between "officers" and "and",
insert "and do not apply to parole officers employed by the pardons
and paroles division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice
who possess a certificate of firearm proficiency issued by the
Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education under
Section 415.038, Government Code,".
      (2)  On page 24, line 25, between "officer" and "from",
insert "or a parole officer possessing a proficiency certificate".
      (3)  Insert the following appropriately numbered sections of
the bill and renumber the sections of the bill accordingly:
      SECTION ____.  Subchapter B, Chapter 415, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 415.038 to read as follows:
      Sec. 415.038.  FIREARMS PROFICIENCY; PAROLE OFFICERS.
(a)  The commission and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice
shall adopt a memorandum of understanding that establishes their
respective responsibilities in developing a basic training program
in the use of firearms by parole officers.  The memorandum of
understanding must establish a program that provides instruction
in:
            (1)  legal limitations on the use of firearms and on
the powers and authority of parole officers;
            (2)  range firing and procedure, and firearms safety
and maintenance; and
            (3)  other topics determined by the commission and the
department to be necessary for the responsible use of firearms by
parole officers.
      (b)  The commission and the department by rule shall adopt
the memorandum of understanding establishing the basic training
program.
      (c)  The commission shall administer the training program and
shall issue a certificate of firearms proficiency to each parole
officer the commission determines has successfully completed the
program described by Subsection (a).
      (d)  The commission may establish reasonable and necessary
fees for the administration of this section.
      SECTION ____.  The Commission on Law Enforcement Officer
Standards and Education and the Texas Department of Criminal
Justice shall adopt the memorandum of understanding required by
Section 415.038, Government Code, as added by this Act, not later
than January 1, 1998.