Apostate is correct.apostate wrote:I'm not sure I believe their story...Deans wrote:At the last Dallas Gun Show at Market Hall talked to one of the vendors who said they were a CHL instructor and that the written test for the CHL will be conducted online on the DPS website. You will have so many days to take the test if you don't test in time you will have to take the class over. This is what I was told anyway.
Charles addressed this last month:
Charles L. Cotton wrote:There are several unfounded rumors running around about changes to the CHL program. I'll address a few here.
Alice Tripp and I meet with DPS Monday about a number of CHL issues. I mentioned the rumors I had heard about an online test for CHL's; requiring a CHL's application be approved by DPS before they could take the course; and a few others. The short answer is that there is no truth to any of these rumors. All present thought it was ironic that some of the rumors began at instructor renewal schools.
We were specifically told that the only online test in the works is the one for CHL Instructor renewals and that is because a change in the Gov't Code makes this mandatory. There is nothing in the works for an online test for CHL's, but obviously that could change in the future. We discussed the fact that doing anything that prevented instructors from offering one-stop classes was a step in the wrong direction and they agreed. The only exception was the movement toward requiring digital fingerprints only and that absolutely is coming. There were discussions about applicants in rural areas not close to a FAST location and we offered suggestions that were well received.
The ex-Navy SEAL that was running the CHL division for a short while has moved to another department. The new head of the division is a DPS Captain and I'm very happy to report that his enthusiasm for streamlining the entire process equals that of his predecessor. They are rapidly moving toward a fully automated online system that will be much better for everyone. We also discussed potential changes to the statute that would help even more and I believe we will be able to work together on beneficial legislation. I know the question is coming, so let me say that I can't give any details about the legislative improvements we want to pass in 2011. This is an open forum and I don't want our opposition to know what's in the works.
The new leadership team in the CHL division remains dedicated to improving the entire system, but if that changes, I'll be the first to publish that information.
Chas.