85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3784, Chapter 1099 Page: 2 of 18
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H.B. No. 3784
1 The department shall distribute the standards, course
2 requirements, and examinations on request to any qualified handgun
3 instructor or approved online course provider seeking to administer
4 the course or a part of the course as described by Subsection (b).
5 (b) Only qualified handgun instructors may administer the
6 range instruction part of the handgun proficiency course. A
7 qualified handgun instructor or approved online course provider may
8 administer the classroom instruction part [or t range itructi
9 pa-et-] of the handgun proficiency course. The classroom instruction
10 part of the course must include not less than four hours and not
11 more than six hours of instruction on:
12 (1) the laws that relate to weapons and to the use of
13 deadly force;
14 (2) handgun use and safety, including use of restraint
15 holsters and methods to ensure the secure carrying of openly
16 carried handguns;
17 (3) nonviolent dispute resolution; and
18 (4) proper storage practices for handguns with an
19 emphasis on storage practices that eliminate the possibility of
20 accidental injury to a child.
21 (c) An approved online course provider shall administer the
22 classroom instruction part of the handgun proficiency course in an
23 online format. A course administered online must include not less
24 than four hours and not more than six hours of instruction.
25 (d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), only [nl-y] a
26 qualified handgun instructor may administer the proficiency
27 examination to obtain a license. The proficiency examination must2
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3784, Chapter 1099, legislative document, June 15, 2017; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1050322/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.