(1) In order to maintain armed status, private investigators and armed security guards shall submit the following information annually:

(a) a complete armed endorsement renewal application, on a form prescribed by the department; and

(b) written notice of the firearms the licensee requalified with, by passing a shooting proficiency test conducted by a POST-certified firearms instructor or board-certified CFI.

(2) Licensees issued a renewed armed endorsement are approved to wear, carry, or possess the firearms they requalified with, in the performance of licensed duties.