Amend HB 3784 (senate committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 411.1991, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
(b-1) An applicant under this section who is a peace officer and who complies with Subsection (a-1) and the other requirements of this subchapter is not required to complete the handgun proficiency course described by Section 411.188 to obtain a license under this subchapter.
SECTION ____. Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is amended by adding Sections 411.1993 and 411.1994 to read as follows:
Sec. 411.1993. COUNTY JAILERS. (a) In this section, "county jailer" has the meaning assigned by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code.
(b) A county jailer who holds a county jailer license issued under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, may apply for a license under this subchapter.
(c) An applicant under this section who is a county jailer shall submit to the department:
(1) the name and job title of the applicant;
(2) a current copy of the applicant's county jailer license and evidence of employment as a county jailer; and
(3) evidence that the applicant has satisfactorily completed the preparatory training program required under Section 1701.310, Occupations Code, including the demonstration of weapons proficiency required as part of the training program under Section 1701.307 of that code.
(d) The department may issue a license under this subchapter to an applicant under this section if the applicant complies with Subsection (c) and meets all other requirements of this subchapter, except that the applicant is not required to complete the range instruction part of the handgun proficiency course described by Section 411.188 if the department is satisfied, on the basis of the evidence provided under Subsection (c)(3), that the applicant is proficient in the use of handguns.
(e) The department shall waive any fee required for a license issued under this subchapter to an applicant under this section.
(f) A license issued to an applicant under this section expires as provided by Section 411.183.
Sec. 411.1994. STATE CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS. (a) A correctional officer of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice may apply for a license under this subchapter.
(b) An applicant under this section shall submit to the department:
(1) the name and job title of the applicant;
(2) evidence of employment as a correctional officer of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; and
(3) evidence that the applicant has satisfactorily completed the correctional officer training program offered by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, including a demonstration of weapons proficiency.
(c) The department may issue a license under this subchapter to an applicant under this section if the applicant complies with Subsection (b) and meets all other requirements of this subchapter, except that the applicant is not required to complete the range instruction part of the handgun proficiency course described by Section 411.188 if the department is satisfied, on the basis of the evidence provided under Subsection (b)(3), that the applicant is proficient in the use of handguns.
(d) The department shall waive any fee required for a license issued under this subchapter to an applicant under this section.
(e) A license issued to an applicant under this section expires as provided by Section 411.183.
SECTION ____. Section 411.1952, Government Code, is repealed.
SECTION ____. The changes in law made by this Act in amending Section 411.1991, Government Code, adding Sections 411.1993 and 411.1994, Government Code, and repealing Section 411.1952, Government Code, apply only to a license issued on or after the effective date of this Act.