Amend CSHB 2909 by adding appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill to read as follows and renumbering the existing SECTIONS of the bill accordingly: SECTION __. Section 16, Article 4413(29ee), Revised Statutes, is amended by adding Subsection (k) to read as follows: (k) The department by rule shall develop an upgrade course of instruction to be administered by a qualified handgun instructor to persons who have applied for the issuance of a license under this article and who, not more than two years before the date of application, completed a handgun safety course administered by a handgun safety instructor under Section 18A of this article. A person's successful completion of an upgrade course described by this subsection constitutes satisfaction of the proficiency requirements imposed by this article as a condition of receiving a license under this article. The upgrade course must include two hours of classroom instruction regarding the laws that relate to carrying a concealed handgun under the authority of this article and a sufficient period of range instruction for the applicant to demonstrate the applicant's ability to safely and proficiently use the category of handgun for which the applicant seeks certification. SECTION __. Article 4413(29ee), Revised Statutes, is amended by adding Section 18A to read as follows: Sec. 18A. HANDGUN SAFETY INSTRUCTORS; SAFETY COURSE. (a) The director by rule shall establish the qualifications necessary for a person to be certified by the department as a handgun safety instructor. In establishing the qualifications, the director shall require at a minimum that any person certified as a handgun safety instructor is qualified to instruct persons regarding handgun safety in the home, with an emphasis on: (1) the laws that relate to the use of deadly force in the home; (2) handgun use, proficiency, and safety; (3) nonviolent dispute resolution; and (4) proper storage practices for handguns, including storage practices that eliminate the possibility of accidental injury to a child, theft of the handgun, or access of the handgun by a person at risk of committing suicide. (b) The department shall provide training to any person who applies for certification as a handgun safety instructor and who pays a fee of $100. The department shall certify a person as a handgun safety instructor if the person successfully completes the training offered by the department and pays the training fee. The department shall prorate the fee for a person who is a qualified handgun instructor under this article. (c) A person may advertise that the person is a certified handgun safety instructor only if the person is certified by the department under this section. (d) The department by rule shall develop the curriculum for a handgun safety course to be administered by a person certified as a handgun safety instructor. The handgun safety course must include: (1) not less than four hours of classroom instruction; and (2) a sufficient period of range instruction for each participant to demonstrate the ability to safely and proficiently use a handgun.