Charles L. Cotton wrote:garcia946 wrote:Just finished exam , mailed out checklist tomorrow , like I was told and we`ll see what happens....

I don't understand this. The reason we renew in odd years is so we'll have an update on any changes in the law. This is also why all renewal classes began after the legislative session was over. Granted, I suspect all instructors here on TexasCHLforum will be up on the changes.

You are right, Charles. Those here will know. But I talk to instructors all the time who don't know that their fingerprints won't be accepted by DPS after March 1. They don't know why they have not received the application packets they ordered months ago. They don't know that photos and fingerprints aren't required for renewals. I could go on and on...
I am concerned about the integrity of the CHL program. Many instructors don't know anything other than what they get from DPS every other year at their renewal class. (And we both know that not everything they hear at that renewal class is 100% correct!) But at least that is better than "just send in your money, take the online exam that is
exactly the same as the student exam that you have the answer key for, and we will call it good"! You know they won't know what the changes are from this legislative session.
I am also concerned about students (and even instructors) who don't have internet access. And those who don't have nearby access to L-1 for fingerprints. In the entire DFW metroplex, there are only 7 L-1 ocations. Of those 7, only 1 is open on Saturday (Frisco), and none, not even ONE are open past 5:00 PM. Really? So, to get a CHL, you need to give up an entire Saturday for the class, and then you also have to take off work one day during the week to get fingerprints?
I firmly believe this will greatly cut the number of CHL applicants. Maybe that is the desired outcome.