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.