81R12941 GCB-D
 
  By: Phillips H.B. No. 3875
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to certain renewals of a qualified handgun instructor
  certification.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 411.190, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows:
         (d-1)  The department shall ensure that an applicant may
  renew certification under Subsection (d) from any county in this
  state by using an online format to complete the required retraining
  courses if:
               (1)  the applicant is renewing certification for the
  first time; or
               (2)  the applicant completed the required retraining
  courses in person the previous time the applicant renewed the
  certificate.
         SECTION 2.  The department shall take action as necessary to
  ensure that an applicant may renew a qualified handgun instructor
  certification from any county in this state, as required by Section
  411.190(d-1), Government Code, as added by this Act, not later than
  March 1, 2010.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.