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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 Sections 60 and 75 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (430 ILCS 66/60)
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7 | Sec. 60. Fees. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) All fees collected under this Act shall be deposited as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | provided in this Section. Application, renewal, and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | replacement fees shall be non-refundable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | (b) An applicant for a new license or a renewal shall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | submit $150 with the application, of which $120 shall be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | apportioned to the State Police Firearm Services Fund, $20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | shall be apportioned to the Mental Health Reporting Fund, and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | $10 shall be apportioned to the State Crime Laboratory Fund. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | (c) A non-resident applicant for a new license or renewal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | shall submit $300 with the application, of which $250 shall be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | apportioned to the State Police Firearm Services Fund, $40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | shall be apportioned to the Mental Health Reporting Fund, and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | $10 shall be apportioned to the State Crime Laboratory Fund. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | (d) A licensee requesting a new license in accordance with | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Section 55 shall submit $75, of which $60 shall be apportioned | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | to the State Police Firearm Services Fund, $5 shall be |
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1 | apportioned to the Mental Health Reporting Fund, and $10 shall | ||||||
2 | be apportioned to the State Crime Laboratory Fund.
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3 | (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the | ||||||
4 | fee for a new license or non-resident
license shall be waived | ||||||
5 | if the applicant is an honorably discharged member of the Armed | ||||||
6 | Forces
of the United States who has been awarded a marksmanship | ||||||
7 | badge. | ||||||
8 | (Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13.) | ||||||
9 | (430 ILCS 66/75)
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10 | Sec. 75. Applicant firearm training. | ||||||
11 | (a) Within 60 days of the effective date of this Act, the | ||||||
12 | Department shall begin approval of firearm training courses and | ||||||
13 | shall make a list of approved courses available on the | ||||||
14 | Department's website. | ||||||
15 | (b) An applicant for a new license shall provide proof of | ||||||
16 | completion of a firearms training course or combination of | ||||||
17 | courses approved by the Department of at least 16 hours, which | ||||||
18 | includes range qualification time under subsection (c) of this | ||||||
19 | Section, that covers the following: | ||||||
20 | (1) firearm safety; | ||||||
21 | (2) the basic principles of marksmanship; | ||||||
22 | (3) care, cleaning, loading, and unloading of a | ||||||
23 | concealable firearm; | ||||||
24 | (4) all applicable State and federal laws relating to | ||||||
25 | the ownership, storage, carry, and transportation of a |
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1 | firearm; and | ||||||
2 | (5) instruction on the appropriate and lawful | ||||||
3 | interaction with law enforcement while transporting or | ||||||
4 | carrying a concealed firearm. | ||||||
5 | (c) An applicant for a new license shall provide proof of | ||||||
6 | certification by a certified instructor that the applicant | ||||||
7 | passed a live fire exercise with a concealable firearm | ||||||
8 | consisting of: | ||||||
9 | (1) a minimum of 30 rounds; and | ||||||
10 | (2) 10 rounds from a distance of 5 yards; 10 rounds | ||||||
11 | from a distance of 7 yards; and 10 rounds from a distance | ||||||
12 | of 10 yards at a B-27 silhouette target approved by the | ||||||
13 | Department. | ||||||
14 | (d) An applicant for renewal of a license shall provide | ||||||
15 | proof of completion of a firearms training course or | ||||||
16 | combination of courses approved by the Department of at least 3 | ||||||
17 | hours. | ||||||
18 | (e) A certificate of completion for an applicant's firearm | ||||||
19 | training course shall not be issued to a student who: | ||||||
20 | (1) does not follow the orders of the certified | ||||||
21 | firearms instructor;
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22 | (2) in the judgment of the certified instructor, | ||||||
23 | handles a firearm in a manner that poses a danger to the | ||||||
24 | student or to others; or
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25 | (3) during the range firing portion of testing fails to | ||||||
26 | hit the target with 70% of the rounds fired. |
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1 | (f) An instructor shall maintain a record of each student's | ||||||
2 | performance for at least 5 years, and shall make all records | ||||||
3 | available upon demand of authorized personnel of the | ||||||
4 | Department. | ||||||
5 | (g) The Department and certified firearms instructors | ||||||
6 | shall recognize up to 8 hours of training already completed | ||||||
7 | toward the 16 hour training requirement under this Section if | ||||||
8 | the training course is submitted to and approved by the | ||||||
9 | Department. Any remaining hours that the applicant completes | ||||||
10 | must at least cover the classroom subject matter of paragraph | ||||||
11 | (4) of subsection (b) of this Section, and the range | ||||||
12 | qualification in subsection (c) of this Section. | ||||||
13 | (h) A person who has qualified to carry a firearm as an | ||||||
14 | active law enforcement or corrections officer, who has | ||||||
15 | successfully completed firearms training as required by his or | ||||||
16 | her law enforcement agency and is authorized by his or her | ||||||
17 | agency to carry a firearm; a person currently certified as a | ||||||
18 | firearms instructor by this Act or by the Illinois Law | ||||||
19 | Enforcement Training Standards Board; or a person who has | ||||||
20 | completed the required training and has been issued a firearm | ||||||
21 | control card by the Department of Financial and Professional | ||||||
22 | Regulation ; or an
honorably discharged member of the Armed | ||||||
23 | Forces of the United States who has been awarded a
marksmanship | ||||||
24 | badge shall be exempt from the requirements of this Section. | ||||||
25 | (i) The Department and certified firearms instructors | ||||||
26 | shall recognize 8 hours of training as completed toward the 16 |
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1 | hour training requirement under this Section, if the applicant | ||||||
2 | is an active, retired, or honorably discharged member of the | ||||||
3 | United States Armed Forces who has not been awarded a
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4 | marksmanship badge . Any remaining hours that the applicant | ||||||
5 | completes must at least cover the classroom subject matter of | ||||||
6 | paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of this Section, and the range | ||||||
7 | qualification in subsection (c) of this Section.
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8 | (j) The Department and certified firearms instructors | ||||||
9 | shall recognize up to 8 hours of training already
completed | ||||||
10 | toward the 16 hour training requirement under this Section if | ||||||
11 | the training course is approved
by the Department and was | ||||||
12 | completed in connection with the applicant's previous | ||||||
13 | employment as a law
enforcement or corrections officer. Any | ||||||
14 | remaining hours that the applicant completes must at least | ||||||
15 | cover the classroom
subject matter of paragraph (4) of | ||||||
16 | subsection (b) of this Section, and the range qualification in
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17 | subsection (c) of this Section. A former law enforcement or | ||||||
18 | corrections officer seeking credit under this subsection (j) | ||||||
19 | shall provide evidence that he or she separated from employment | ||||||
20 | in good standing from each law enforcement agency where he or | ||||||
21 | she was employed. An applicant who was discharged from a law | ||||||
22 | enforcement agency for misconduct or disciplinary reasons is | ||||||
23 | not eligible for credit under this subsection (j). | ||||||
24 | (Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-600, eff. 12-6-13.)
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