HB4818 - Relating to the creation of an enhanced license designation for a license to carry a handgun and the locations in which the holder of that enhanced license may carry a handgun.

  89R10543 JSC-F     By: Cain H.B. No. 4818       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the creation of an enhanced license designation for a   license to carry a handgun and the locations in which the holder of   that enhanced license may carry a handgun.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 411.171, Government Code, is amended by   adding Subdivision (8) to read as follows:                 (8)     "Enhanced license" means a license to carry a   handgun that bears an enhanced license designation under Section   411.1845.          SECTION 2.  Section 411.174, Government Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (b-2) to read as follows:           (b-2)     The application must provide space for the applicant   to:                 (1)     request an enhanced license designation described   by Section 411.1845; and                 (2)     include sufficient proof of the applicant's   satisfaction of the requirements of Section 411.1845, including   the applicant's successful completion of:                       (A)     the training course under Section   411.1845(c); and                         (B)     the demonstration of handgun proficiency   under Section 411.1845(d), not earlier than the 180th day before   the date of the application.          SECTION 3.  Section 411.179, Government Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e-1) to read as   follows:          (a)  The department by rule shall adopt the form of the   license. A license must include:                (1)  a number assigned to the license holder by the   department;                (2)  a statement of the period for which the license is   effective;                (3)  a photograph of the license holder;                (4)  the license holder's full name, date of birth, hair   and eye color, height, weight, and signature;                (5)  the license holder's residence address or, as   provided by Subsection (d), the street address of the courthouse in   which the license holder or license holder's spouse or parent   serves as a federal judge or the license holder serves as a state   judge;                (6)  the number of a driver's license or an   identification certificate issued to the license holder by the   department;                (7)  the designation "VETERAN" if required under   Subsection (e);                (8)  any at-risk designation for which the license   holder has established eligibility under Section 411.184; [ and ]                (9)  if applicable, a protective order designation   under Section 411.1735 ; and                 (10)     the designation "ENHANCED" if required under   Subsection (e-1) .           (e-1)     The department shall include the designation   "ENHANCED" on the face of any license under this subchapter if the   license is issued to an applicant who:                 (1)  requests the designation; and                 (2)     includes sufficient proof of the applicant's   satisfaction of the requirements of Section 411.1845, including the   applicant's successful completion of:                       (A)     the training course under Section   411.1845(c); and                         (B)     the demonstration of handgun proficiency   under Section 411.1845(d), not earlier than the 180th day before   the date of the application.          SECTION 4.  Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 411.1845 to read as follows:           Sec.   411.1845.     ENHANCED LICENSE DESIGNATION; TRAINING   COURSE. (a) In this section:                 (1)     "Commissioned security officer" has the meaning   assigned by Section 1702.002, Occupations Code.                 (2)     "Open-enrollment charter school" means a school   that has been granted a charter under Subchapter D, Chapter 12,   Education Code.                 (3)     "Peace officer" has the meaning assigned by   Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure.                 (4)     "Public security officer" has the meaning assigned   by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code.                 (5)     "School district" means any public school district   in this state.                 (6)     "School marshal" means a person appointed under   Section 37.0811, Education Code.                 (7)     "School resource officer" has the meaning assigned   by Section 1701.601, Occupations Code.           (b)     The department shall designate a license to carry a   handgun as an enhanced license if the applicant:                 (1)  requests the designation;                 (2)     has held a license to carry a handgun issued under   this subchapter for at least four years;                 (3)  is at least:                       (A)  25 years of age; or                       (B)     22 years of age if first issued a license   under Section 411.172(g);                 (4)     has not been convicted of a Class A misdemeanor or   equivalent offense;                 (5)     has not, in the 15-year period preceding the date   of application, been convicted of a Class B misdemeanor or   equivalent offense or of an offense under Section 42.01, Penal   Code, or equivalent offense;                 (6)     has not, in the 20-year period preceding the date   of application, had a license revoked under Section 411.186(a)(3);                 (7)  has not received:                       (A)  involuntary psychiatric hospitalization;                       (B)     psychiatric hospitalization in the 20-year   period preceding the date of application;                       (C)     inpatient or residential substance abuse   treatment in the 20-year period preceding the date of application;   or                       (D)     a diagnosis, in the 20-year period preceding   the date of application, by a licensed physician that the person is   dependent on alcohol, a controlled substance, or a similar   substance;                 (8)     has not received a diagnosis at any time by a   licensed physician that the person suffers or has suffered from a   psychiatric disorder or condition consisting of or relating to any   condition listed in Section 411.172(e)(5); and                 (9)     has successfully completed the training course   described by Subsection (c) and the demonstration of handgun   proficiency under Subsection (d).           (c)     The director by rule shall establish minimum standards   for a training course that a license holder may complete to receive   an enhanced license designation under this section. The training   course must:                 (1)  be administered by a qualified handgun instructor;                 (2)     include not less than 32 hours and not more than 48   hours of instruction;                 (3)  provide classroom training in:                       (A)  de-escalation techniques;                       (B)  self-defense;                       (C)     discerning between self-defense scenarios   and interdiction scenarios;                       (D)     the dangers and potential legal consequences   of attempting to interdict a crime that does not pose a threat to   the license holder;                       (E)     tactical thinking relating to cover for and   concealment of the license holder;                       (F)  the principles of tactical movement;                       (G)     methods to conceal a handgun and methods to   ensure the secure carrying of a concealed handgun;                       (H)     the laws pertaining to where and when a   holder of an enhanced license may not carry a handgun in this state;   and                       (I)     the consequences of improper use of a   handgun; and                 (4)     provide at least 20 hours of in-person field   instruction, including at least 16 hours on a live-fire shooting   range, in the use of handguns, including:                       (A)  instinctive or reactive shooting;                       (B)     discerning between "shoot" and "don't shoot"   scenarios;                       (C)  tactical shooting;                       (D)  shooting while moving;                       (E)  shooting in low-light conditions;                       (F)     tactical movement through doorways and   hallways where an assailant may be present; and               &#xA0 [Text truncated for display. 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