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.

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(b) A handgun license applicant must score at least 70% on both the written examination and the proficiency examination.

(c) A handgun license applicant 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 handgun license 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 handgun license applicant has established his or her proficiency on the form and in the manner determined by the department.

(f) All LTC-100 and LTC-101 certificates of training are valid for two years from the date of issuance. 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 handgun license applicants complete the range instruction part of the handgun proficiency course before allowing a physical demonstration of handgun proficiency.

Source Note: The provisions of this §6.14 adopted to be effective March 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1137; amended to be effective January 11, 2018, 43 TexReg 236; amended to be effective November 4, 2021, 46 TexReg 7423; amended to be effective March 3, 2022, 47 TexReg 951