By: Perry S.B. No. 179
 
  (Springer)
 
   
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the handgun proficiency required to obtain or renew a
  concealed handgun license.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 411.188(a), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (a)  The director by rule shall establish minimum standards
  for handgun proficiency and shall develop a course to teach handgun
  proficiency and examinations to measure handgun proficiency.  The
  course to teach handgun proficiency is required for each person who
  seeks to obtain or renew a license and must contain training
  sessions divided into two parts.  One part of the course must be
  classroom instruction and the other part must be range instruction
  and an actual demonstration by the applicant of the applicant's
  ability to safely and proficiently use a handgun.  An applicant must
  be able to demonstrate, at a minimum, the degree of proficiency that
  is required to effectively operate a handgun of .22 [.32] caliber or
  above.  The department shall distribute the standards, course
  requirements, and examinations on request to any qualified handgun
  instructor.
         SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
  to an application to obtain or renew a license to carry a concealed
  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 when the application was submitted,
  and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.