(a) A person who is serving in this state as the attorney general or as a judge or justice of a federal court, as an active judicial officer as defined by § 411.201, as a United States attorney, assistant United States attorney, assistant attorney general, district attorney, assistant district attorney, criminal district attorney, assistant criminal district attorney, county attorney, or assistant county attorney, as a district or county clerk, as a supervision officer as defined by Article 42A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, or as a juvenile probation officer may establish handgun proficiency for the purposes of this subchapter by obtaining from a handgun proficiency instructor approved by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement for purposes of § 1702.1675, Occupations Code, a sworn statement that indicates that the person, during the 12-month period preceding the date of the person’s application to the department, demonstrated to the instructor proficiency in the use of handguns.

(b) The director by rule shall adopt a procedure by which a person described under Subsection (a) may submit a form demonstrating the person’s qualification for an exemption under that subsection. The form must provide sufficient information to allow the department to verify whether the person qualifies for the exemption.
(c) A license issued under this section automatically expires on the six-month anniversary of the date the person’s status under Subsection (a) becomes inapplicable. A license that expires under this subsection may be renewed under § 411.185.