Texas Administrative Code › Title 37 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 6 - LICENSE TO CARRY HANDGUNS › Subchapter D - SCHOOL SAFETY CERTIFICATION FOR QUALIFIED HANDGUN INSTRUCTORS › Section 6.61 - Application for School Safety Instructor Certification

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A person is eligible for a school safety
				  instructor certification if the person is currently certified by the department
				  as a qualified handgun instructor; has no suspension, revocation or other
				  disciplinary actions pending; and has taught at least four license to carry a
				  handgun courses within the year prior to their application.
(b) The application fee for a school safety
				  instructor certification is $100. This fee is nonrefundable.
(c) An applicant for certification as a
				  school safety instructor is required to attend the course in person. If the
				  applicant is unable to attend, the applicant may request to be rescheduled for
				  another course. If the applicant fails to attend the second scheduled course,
				  the application will be terminated and the applicant will be required to submit
				  a new application to attend a course in the future.
(d) The department school safety instructor
				  certification course must have an instructor to student ratio no greater than
				  1:6 and may have no more than twelve students per course.
(e) School safety instructor certification
				  applicants are required to pass a prequalifying written examination consisting
				  of material from the current license to carry a handgun course. A passing score
				  of 90% or better must be achieved on the first attempt. Failing students will
				  not be permitted to continue the training. The student must reapply as a new
				  applicant for a future course.
(f)
				  School safety instructor applicants who pass the prequalifying written
				  examination will be required to demonstrate handgun proficiency using the
				  current license to carry a handgun course of fire. A passing score of 90% or
				  better must be achieved on the first attempt. A second attempt may be allowed
				  at the discretion of the department if the prior failure was the result of a
				  weapon malfunction. Students may use only one handgun, and the handgun must
				  meet the requirements of the Act and of this chapter. Failing students will not
				  be permitted to continue the training. The student must reapply as a new
				  applicant for a future course.
(g)
				  Only school safety instructor applicants who pass the prequalifying written
				  examination and the proficiency demonstration will be allowed to attend the
				  school safety instructor certification course which includes practical
				  exercises. A student may be removed from the school safety instructor
				  certification course for reasons described in § 6.37 of this title
				  (relating to Conduct During Training). Students must pass the department
				  approved final written examination for school safety instructors with a score
				  of 90% or better. Failing students must reapply as a new applicant for a future
				  course.
(h) School safety
				  instructor applicants who pass the course shall be provided a certificate in
				  the form approved by the department.
(i) The school safety instructor
				  certification remains valid so long as the instructor's qualified handgun
				  instructor certification remains valid and is continuously renewed prior to
				  expiration.
(j) In addition to the
				  provisions of this section, a person applying for a school safety instructor
				  certification must comply with all standards and requirements applicable to the
				  eligibility and application procedure for a license to carry a handgun and a
				  qualified handgun license instructor, as detailed in Subchapter B and
				  Subchapter C of this chapter.