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| | 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018 HB5250 Introduced , by Rep. Dan Brady SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that the Department of State Police shall allow by rule a waiver process for a person seeking to become a certified firearms instructor who meets all the other requirements of the Act except the high school education requirements.
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| | HB5250 | | LRB100 18380 SLF 33588 b |
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1 | | AN ACT concerning safety.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by |
5 | | changing Section 80 as follows: |
6 | | (430 ILCS 66/80) |
7 | | Sec. 80. Certified firearms instructors. |
8 | | (a) Within 60 days of the effective date of this Act, the |
9 | | Department shall begin approval of certified firearms |
10 | | instructors and enter certified firearms instructors into an |
11 | | online registry on the Department's website. |
12 | | (b) A person who is not a certified firearms instructor |
13 | | shall not teach applicant training courses or advertise or |
14 | | otherwise represent courses they teach as qualifying their |
15 | | students to meet the requirements to receive a license under |
16 | | this Act. Each violation of this subsection is a business |
17 | | offense with a fine of at least $1,000 per violation. |
18 | | (c) A person seeking to become a certified firearms |
19 | | instructor shall: |
20 | | (1) be at least 21 years of age; |
21 | | (2) be a legal resident of the United States; and |
22 | | (3) meet the requirements of Section 25 of this Act, |
23 | | except for the Illinois residency
requirement in item (xiv) |