Full Text of HB4384 99th General Assembly
HB4384 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 HB4384 Introduced , by Rep. Dwight Kay SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 430 ILCS 66/60 | | 430 ILCS 66/75 | |
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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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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning safety.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by | 5 | | changing 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 | 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.
| 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)
| 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;
| 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 | 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
| 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.
| 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
| 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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