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(430 ILCS 66/75)
Sec. 75. Applicant firearm training. (a) Within 60 days of the effective date of this Act, the Illinois State Police shall begin approval of firearm training courses and shall make a list of approved courses available on the Illinois State Police's website. (b) An applicant for a new license shall provide proof of completion of a firearms training course or combination of courses approved by the Illinois State Police of at least 16 hours, which includes range qualification time under subsection (c) of this Section, that covers the following: (1) firearm safety; (2) the basic principles of marksmanship; (3) care, cleaning, loading, and unloading of a |
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(4) all applicable State and federal laws relating to
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(5) instruction on the appropriate and lawful
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(c) An applicant for a new license shall provide proof of certification by a certified instructor that the applicant passed a live fire exercise with a concealable firearm consisting of:
(1) a minimum of 30 rounds; and
(2) 10 rounds from a distance of 5 yards; 10 rounds
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| from a distance of 7 yards; and 10 rounds from a distance of 10 yards at a B-27 silhouette target approved by the Illinois State Police.
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(d) An applicant for renewal of a license shall provide proof of completion of a firearms training course or combination of courses approved by the Illinois State Police of at least 3 hours.
(e) A certificate of completion for an applicant's firearm training course shall not be issued to a student who:
(1) does not follow the orders of the certified
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(2) in the judgment of the certified instructor,
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(3) during the range firing portion of testing fails
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(f) An instructor shall maintain a record of each student's performance for at least 5 years, and shall make all records available upon demand of authorized personnel of the Illinois State Police.
(g) The Illinois State Police and certified firearms instructors shall recognize up to 8 hours of training already completed toward the 16 hour training requirement under this Section if the training course is submitted to and approved by the Illinois State Police. Any remaining hours that the applicant completes must at least cover the classroom subject matter of paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of this Section, and the range qualification in subsection (c) of this Section.
(h) A person who has qualified to carry a firearm as an active law enforcement or corrections officer, who has successfully completed firearms training as required by his or her law enforcement agency and is authorized by his or her agency to carry a firearm; a person currently certified as a firearms instructor by this Act or by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board; or a person who has completed the required training and has been issued a firearm control card by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall be exempt from the requirements of this Section.
(i) The Illinois State Police and certified firearms instructors shall recognize 8 hours of training as completed toward the 16 hour training requirement under this Section, if the applicant is an active, retired, or honorably discharged member of the United States Armed Forces. Any remaining hours that the applicant completes must at least cover the classroom subject matter of paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of this Section, and the range qualification in subsection (c) of this Section.
(j) The Illinois State Police and certified firearms instructors shall recognize up to 8 hours of training already
completed toward the 16 hour training requirement under this Section if the training course is approved
by the Illinois State Police and was completed in connection with the applicant's previous employment as a law
enforcement or corrections officer. Any remaining hours that the applicant completes must at least cover the classroom
subject matter of paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of this Section, and the range qualification in
subsection (c) of this Section. A former law enforcement or corrections officer seeking credit under this subsection (j) shall provide evidence that he or she separated from employment in good standing from each law enforcement agency where he or she was employed. An applicant who was discharged from a law enforcement agency for misconduct or disciplinary reasons is not eligible for credit under this subsection (j).
(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
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