(a) A firearms instructor proficiency certificate may be issued to an applicant who:
- (1) is not prohibited by state or federal law or rule from attending training related to firearms or from possessing a firearm;
- (2) is currently employed or designated by the agency chief administrator or academy coordinator as a firearms instructor;
- (3) has never had a license or certificate issued by the commission suspended or revoked;
- (4) has three years experience as either a law enforcement officer or a firearms instructor;
- (5) currently holds an Instructor License issued by the commission; and
- (6) has successfully completed the commission's current firearms instructor course. If application is made prior to March 1, 1999, the applicant may submit for approval a previously completed 40-hour firearms instructor training course in lieu of the commission's current firearms instructor course.
- (b) The effective date of this section is March 1, 1998.
Source Note:The provisions of this §221.33 adopted to be effective March 1, 1998, 22 TexReg 12789.