Amend CSHB 910 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Section 411.173(b), Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

(b)  The governor shall negotiate an agreement with any other state that provides for the issuance of a license to carry a [concealed] handgun under which a license issued by the other state is recognized in this state or shall issue a proclamation that a license issued by the other state is recognized in this state if the attorney general of the State of Texas determines that:

(1)  a search of the National Crime Information Center database and the Interstate Identification Index maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation [background check of each applicant for a license issued by that state] is initiated by state or local authorities or an agent of the state or local authorities as part of a background check of each applicant for a license issued by that state before the license is issued; and

(2)  the eligibility requirements for issuance of a license in that state are as stringent as or more stringent than the requirements of this state and include the passage of a proficiency examination that requires an actual demonstration by the applicant of the applicant's ability to safely and proficiently use a handgun.  [For purposes of this subsection, "background check" means a search of the National Crime Information Center database and the Interstate Identification Index maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.]

SECTION ____.  The attorney general shall submit a report to the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives listing the states the attorney general has determined qualify for recognition under Section 411.173(b), Government Code, as amended by this Act, not later than January 1, 2016. The attorney general may submit the report required under this section as the annual report required to be submitted by the same date under Section 411.173(c)(1), Government Code.