What medical can keep me from getting an instructor license?

[craigtaylor9]

What medical can keep me from getting an instructor license? I have been on Prozac in the past and some other stuff. Is there something medical that can keep me from getting an instructor license?
TIA

[Beiruty]

Do not ask us. Call TX PDS. Remove Confidential info from your posts.

And, welcome aboard.

[craigtaylor9]

I have tried and can't get anyone on the phone.

[carlson1]

Welcome to the Forum. You are in the right place. One of our instructors or legal eagles types can answer your question. It may take a few days, but someone will read this and be able to help you.

[craigtaylor9]

Thank you! I want to get my name on the list but if it is not worth my time dealing with I want to know up front.

[mojo84]

Do you have a CHL already? Are there any additional qulifications other than the class and appropriates tests to be an instructor? It was my understanding if one is qualified from a mental health and background perspective to get a CHL one should be able to qualify to be an instructor. Is this not the case?

[Beiruty]

To be a CHL instructor you need to eligible to be CHL holder. So,under 117.72 (a)7),(d):

Sec. 411.172. ELIGIBILITY. (a) A person is eligible for a license to carry a concealed handgun if the person:
(7) is not incapable of exercising sound judgment with respect to the proper use and storage of a handgun;
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(d) For purposes of Subsection (a)(7), a person is incapable of exercising sound judgment with respect to the proper use and storage of a handgun if the person:
(1) has been diagnosed by a licensed physician as suffering from a psychiatric disorder or condition that causes or is likely to cause substantial impairment in judgment, mood, perception, impulse control, or intellectual ability;
(2) suffers from a psychiatric disorder or condition described by Subdivision (1) that:
(A) is in remission but is reasonably likely to redevelop at a future time; or
(B) requires continuous medical treatment to avoid redevelopment;
(3) has been diagnosed by a licensed physician, determined by a review board or similar authority, or declared by a court to be incompetent to manage the person's own affairs; or
(4) has entered in a criminal proceeding a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity.

And this section:
Sec. 411.190. QUALIFIED HANDGUN INSTRUCTORS. (a) The director may certify as a qualified handgun instructor a person who:
(1) is certified by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement or under Chapter 1702, Occupations Code, to instruct others in the use of handguns;
(2) regularly instructs others in the use of handguns and has graduated from a handgun instructor school that uses a nationally accepted course designed to train persons as handgun instructors; or
(3) is certified by the National Rifle Association of America as a handgun instructor.
(b) In addition to the qualifications described by Subsection (a), a qualified handgun instructor must be qualified to instruct persons in:
(1) the laws that relate to weapons and to the use of deadly force;
(2) handgun use, proficiency, and safety;
(3) nonviolent dispute resolution; and
(4) proper storage practices for handguns, including storage practices that eliminate the possibility of accidental injury to a child.
(c) In the manner applicable to a person who applies for a license to carry a concealed handgun, the department shall conduct a background check of a person who applies for certification as a qualified handgun instructor. If the background check indicates that the applicant for certification would not qualify to receive a handgun license, the department may not certify the applicant as a qualified handgun instructor. If the background check indicates that the applicant for certification would qualify to receive a handgun license, the department shall provide handgun instructor training to the applicant. The applicant shall pay a fee of $100 to the department for the training. The applicant must take and successfully complete the training offered by the department and pay the training fee before the department may certify the applicant as a qualified handgun instructor. The department shall issue a license to carry a concealed handgun under the authority of this subchapter to any person who is certified as a qualified handgun instructor and who pays to the department a fee of $100 in addition to the training fee. The department by rule may prorate or waive the training fee for an employee of another governmental entity.
(d) The certification of a qualified handgun instructor expires on the second anniversary after the date of certification. To renew a certification, the qualified handgun instructor must pay a fee of $100 and take and successfully complete the retraining courses required by department rule.
(d-1) The department shall ensure that an applicant may renew certification under Subsection (d) from any county in this state by using an online format to complete the required retraining courses if:
(1) the applicant is renewing certification for the first time; or
(2) the applicant completed the required retraining courses in person the previous time the applicant renewed certification.
(e) After certification, a qualified handgun instructor may conduct training for applicants for a license under this subchapter.
(f) If the department determines that a reason exists to revoke, suspend, or deny a license to carry a concealed handgun with respect to a person who is a qualified handgun instructor or an applicant for certification as a qualified handgun instructor, the department shall take that action against the person's:
(1) license to carry a concealed handgun if the person is an applicant for or the holder of a license issued under this subchapter; and
(2) certification as a qualified handgun instructor.

[Beiruty]

Do you have a CHL already? Are there any additional qulifications other than the class and appropriates tests to be an instructor? It was my understanding if one is qualified from a mental health and background perspective to get a CHL one should be able to qualify to be an instructor. Is this not the case?

Correct. If he can get a CHL, he can be instructor if the CHL training course, Instructor course training, etc are met.

[craigtaylor9]

Ok, because something I read on this board today said I had to pass a medical background check. I have my CHL. I just can't afford to waste the $100 instructor money right now if they are going to deny me.

[twomillenium]

If you decide to become an instructor, the $100 for your cert will be the cheapest part of your adventure.......

AMEN!