99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB4384

 

Introduced , by Rep. Dwight Kay

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
430 ILCS 66/60
430 ILCS 66/75

    Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of the Act, the fee for a new license or non-resident license shall be waived if the applicant is an honorably discharged member of the Armed Forces of the United States who has been awarded a marksmanship badge. Provides that an honorably discharged member of the Armed Forces of the United States who has been awarded a marksmanship badge shall be exempt from the firearm training requirements of the Act.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning safety.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by
5changing Sections 60 and 75 as follows:
 
6    (430 ILCS 66/60)
7    Sec. 60. Fees.
8    (a) All fees collected under this Act shall be deposited as
9provided in this Section. Application, renewal, and
10replacement fees shall be non-refundable.
11    (b) An applicant for a new license or a renewal shall
12submit $150 with the application, of which $120 shall be
13apportioned to the State Police Firearm Services Fund, $20
14shall 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
17shall submit $300 with the application, of which $250 shall be
18apportioned to the State Police Firearm Services Fund, $40
19shall 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
22Section 55 shall submit $75, of which $60 shall be apportioned
23to the State Police Firearm Services Fund, $5 shall be

 

 

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1apportioned to the Mental Health Reporting Fund, and $10 shall
2be apportioned to the State Crime Laboratory Fund.
3    (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the
4fee for a new license or non-resident license shall be waived
5if the applicant is an honorably discharged member of the Armed
6Forces of the United States who has been awarded a marksmanship
7badge.
8(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13.)
 
9    (430 ILCS 66/75)
10    Sec. 75. Applicant firearm training.
11    (a) Within 60 days of the effective date of this Act, the
12Department shall begin approval of firearm training courses and
13shall make a list of approved courses available on the
14Department's website.
15    (b) An applicant for a new license shall provide proof of
16completion of a firearms training course or combination of
17courses approved by the Department of at least 16 hours, which
18includes range qualification time under subsection (c) of this
19Section, 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
6certification by a certified instructor that the applicant
7passed a live fire exercise with a concealable firearm
8consisting 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
15proof of completion of a firearms training course or
16combination of courses approved by the Department of at least 3
17hours.
18    (e) A certificate of completion for an applicant's firearm
19training course shall not be issued to a student who:
20        (1) does not follow the orders of the certified
21    firearms instructor;
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
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
2performance for at least 5 years, and shall make all records
3available upon demand of authorized personnel of the
4Department.
5    (g) The Department and certified firearms instructors
6shall recognize up to 8 hours of training already completed
7toward the 16 hour training requirement under this Section if
8the training course is submitted to and approved by the
9Department. Any remaining hours that the applicant completes
10must at least cover the classroom subject matter of paragraph
11(4) of subsection (b) of this Section, and the range
12qualification in subsection (c) of this Section.
13    (h) A person who has qualified to carry a firearm as an
14active law enforcement or corrections officer, who has
15successfully completed firearms training as required by his or
16her law enforcement agency and is authorized by his or her
17agency to carry a firearm; a person currently certified as a
18firearms instructor by this Act or by the Illinois Law
19Enforcement Training Standards Board; or a person who has
20completed the required training and has been issued a firearm
21control card by the Department of Financial and Professional
22Regulation; or an honorably discharged member of the Armed
23Forces of the United States who has been awarded a marksmanship
24badge shall be exempt from the requirements of this Section.
25    (i) The Department and certified firearms instructors
26shall recognize 8 hours of training as completed toward the 16

 

 

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1hour training requirement under this Section, if the applicant
2is an active, retired, or honorably discharged member of the
3United States Armed Forces who has not been awarded a
4marksmanship badge. Any remaining hours that the applicant
5completes must at least cover the classroom subject matter of
6paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of this Section, and the range
7qualification in subsection (c) of this Section.
8    (j) The Department and certified firearms instructors
9shall recognize up to 8 hours of training already completed
10toward the 16 hour training requirement under this Section if
11the training course is approved by the Department and was
12completed in connection with the applicant's previous
13employment as a law enforcement or corrections officer. Any
14remaining hours that the applicant completes must at least
15cover the classroom subject matter of paragraph (4) of
16subsection (b) of this Section, and the range qualification in
17subsection (c) of this Section. A former law enforcement or
18corrections officer seeking credit under this subsection (j)
19shall provide evidence that he or she separated from employment
20in good standing from each law enforcement agency where he or
21she was employed. An applicant who was discharged from a law
22enforcement agency for misconduct or disciplinary reasons is
23not eligible for credit under this subsection (j).
24(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-600, eff. 12-6-13.)