Amend CSHB 2300 (committee printing) on page 2, between lines 
9 and 10, by inserting the following appropriately numbered SECTION 
and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:
	SECTION ____. Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is 
amended by adding Section 411.1882 to read as follows:
	Sec. 411.1882.  EXEMPTION FROM HANDGUN PROFICIENCY 
CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN PERSONS.  (a)  Notwithstanding 
any other provision of this subchapter, a person may not be required 
to submit to the department a handgun proficiency certificate to 
obtain or renew a concealed handgun license issued under this 
subchapter if:
		(1)  the person is currently serving in this state as:                 
			(A)  a judge or justice of a federal court;                           
			(B)  an active judicial officer, as defined by 
Section 411.201, Government Code;  or
			(C)  a district attorney, assistant district 
attorney, criminal district attorney, assistant criminal district 
attorney, county attorney, or assistant county attorney;  and
		(2)  a handgun proficiency instructor approved by the 
Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education for 
purposes of Section 1702.1675, Occupations Code, makes a sworn 
statement indicating that the person demonstrated proficiency to 
the instructor in the use of handguns during the 12-month period 
preceding the date of the person's application to the department 
and designating the types of handguns with which the person 
demonstrated proficiency.
	(b)  The director by rule shall adopt a procedure by which a 
person who is exempt under Subsection (a) from the handgun 
proficiency certificate requirement may submit a form 
demonstrating the person's qualification for an exemption under 
that subsection.  The form must provide sufficient information to 
allow the department to verify whether the person qualifies for the 
exemption.
	(c)  A license issued under this section automatically 
expires on the six-month anniversary of the date the person's 
status under Subsection (a) becomes inapplicable.  A license that 
expires under this subsection may be renewed under Section 411.185.