Section 6.14 - Proficiency Requirements(a) The figure in this section provides the proficiency demonstration requirements applicable to applicants for either a license to carry a handgun or certification as a qualified handgun instructor. Attached Graphic
(b) An applicant for a license to carry a handgun must score at least 70% on both the written examination and the proficiency examination.(c) An applicant for a license to carry a handgun will have three opportunities to pass the written examination and the proficiency examination within a 12-month period.(d) The qualified handgun instructor or approved online course provider must submit all examination failures to the department on the class completion notification. The notification must indicate if the failure occurred after the applicant had been given three opportunities to pass the examinations.(e) On successful completion of the written or proficiency examinations, the qualified handgun instructor or approved online course provider, as applicable, shall certify the applicant has established his or her proficiency on the form and in the manner determined by the department.(f) With the exception of first responder certificates of training issued under § 6.18 of this title (relating to First Responder Certification; Renewal of Certification), all certificates of training are valid for two years from the date they are issued by the qualified handgun instructor or approved online course provider. Any certificate of training that is required in conjunction with an application must be valid on the date the completed application is submitted to the department.(g) The qualified handgun instructor shall require all applicants for a license to carry a handgun to complete the range instruction part of the handgun proficiency course before allowing a physical demonstration of handgun proficiency.37 Tex. Admin. Code § 6.14
The provisions of this §6.14 adopted to be effective August 10, 2008, 33 TexReg 6148; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 10, March 10, 2017, TexReg 1137, eff. 3/15/2017; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 02, January 12, 2018, TexReg 0236, eff. 1/11/2018; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 44, October 29, 2021, TexReg 7423, eff. 11/4/2021; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 08, February 25, 2022, TexReg 0951, eff. 3/3/2022; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 36, September 6, 2024, TexReg 7049, eff. 9/11/2024