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.