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.