86R3626 JSC-D
 
  By: VanDeaver H.B. No. 497
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the classroom instruction part of the handgun
  proficiency course taken to obtain a license to carry a handgun.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 411.188(b), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (b)  Only qualified handgun instructors may administer the
  range instruction part of the handgun proficiency course. A
  qualified handgun instructor or approved online course provider may
  administer the classroom instruction part of the handgun
  proficiency course. The classroom instruction part of the course
  must include not less than four hours and not more than six hours of
  instruction on:
               (1)  the laws that relate to weapons and to the use of
  deadly force;
               (2)  handgun use and safety, including:
                     (A)  types and uses of ammunition; and
                     (B)  use of restraint holsters and methods to
  ensure the secure carrying of openly carried handguns;
               (3)  nonviolent dispute resolution; and
               (4)  proper storage practices for handguns with an
  emphasis on storage practices that eliminate the possibility of
  accidental injury to a child.
         SECTION 2.  Section 411.190(b), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (b)  In addition to the qualifications described by
  Subsection (a) or (a-1), as appropriate, a qualified handgun
  instructor or approved online course provider must be qualified to
  instruct persons in:
               (1)  the laws that relate to weapons and to the use of
  deadly force;
               (2)  handgun use, proficiency, and safety, including:
                     (A)  types and uses of ammunition; and
                     (B)  use of restraint holsters and methods to
  ensure the secure carrying of openly carried handguns;
               (3)  nonviolent dispute resolution; and
               (4)  proper storage practices for handguns, including
  storage practices that eliminate the possibility of accidental
  injury to a child.
         SECTION 3.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
  to an application to obtain a license to carry a handgun submitted
  on or after the effective date of this Act. An application
  submitted before the effective date of this Act is governed by the
  law in effect on the date the application was submitted, and the
  former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.