101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3546

 

Introduced , by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
430 ILCS 66/75

    Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that Department of State Police and certified firearms instructors shall recognize all 16 hours of an applicant's firearm training as completed if the applicant is an active member of the United States Armed Forces. Makes a corresponding change.


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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 Section 75 as follows:
 
6    (430 ILCS 66/75)
7    Sec. 75. Applicant firearm training.
8    (a) Within 60 days of the effective date of this Act, the
9Department shall begin approval of firearm training courses and
10shall make a list of approved courses available on the
11Department's website.
12    (b) An applicant for a new license shall provide proof of
13completion of a firearms training course or combination of
14courses approved by the Department of at least 16 hours, which
15includes range qualification time under subsection (c) of this
16Section, that covers the following:
17        (1) firearm safety;
18        (2) the basic principles of marksmanship;
19        (3) care, cleaning, loading, and unloading of a
20    concealable firearm;
21        (4) all applicable State and federal laws relating to
22    the ownership, storage, carry, and transportation of a
23    firearm; and

 

 

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1        (5) instruction on the appropriate and lawful
2    interaction with law enforcement while transporting or
3    carrying a concealed firearm.
4    (c) An applicant for a new license shall provide proof of
5certification by a certified instructor that the applicant
6passed a live fire exercise with a concealable firearm
7consisting of:
8        (1) a minimum of 30 rounds; and
9        (2) 10 rounds from a distance of 5 yards; 10 rounds
10    from a distance of 7 yards; and 10 rounds from a distance
11    of 10 yards at a B-27 silhouette target approved by the
12    Department.
13    (d) An applicant for renewal of a license shall provide
14proof of completion of a firearms training course or
15combination of courses approved by the Department of at least 3
16hours.
17    (e) A certificate of completion for an applicant's firearm
18training course shall not be issued to a student who:
19        (1) does not follow the orders of the certified
20    firearms instructor;
21        (2) in the judgment of the certified instructor,
22    handles a firearm in a manner that poses a danger to the
23    student or to others; or
24        (3) during the range firing portion of testing fails to
25    hit the target with 70% of the rounds fired.
26    (f) An instructor shall maintain a record of each student's

 

 

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1performance for at least 5 years, and shall make all records
2available upon demand of authorized personnel of the
3Department.
4    (g) The Department and certified firearms instructors
5shall recognize up to 8 hours of training already completed
6toward the 16 hour training requirement under this Section if
7the training course is submitted to and approved by the
8Department. Any remaining hours that the applicant completes
9must at least cover the classroom subject matter of paragraph
10(4) of subsection (b) of this Section, and the range
11qualification in subsection (c) of this Section.
12    (h) A person who has qualified to carry a firearm as an
13active law enforcement or corrections officer, who has
14successfully completed firearms training as required by his or
15her law enforcement agency and is authorized by his or her
16agency to carry a firearm; a person currently certified as a
17firearms instructor by this Act or by the Illinois Law
18Enforcement Training Standards Board; or a person who has
19completed the required training and has been issued a firearm
20control card by the Department of Financial and Professional
21Regulation shall be exempt from the requirements of this
22Section.
23    (h-5) The Department and certified firearms instructors
24shall recognize all 16 hours of training as completed toward
25the training requirement under this Section if the applicant is
26an active member of the United States Armed Forces.

 

 

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