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90_HB3843enr

      50 ILCS 710/2             from Ch. 85, par. 516
          Amends the Peace Officer Firearm Training Act.   Provides
      that  the  Illinois  Law Enforcement Training Standards Board
      may waive the 40 hour course of training if  an  officer  has
      previously successfully completed a course of similar content
      and  duration.   Provides  that the officer shall demonstrate
      his or her knowledge and proficiency by passing  the  written
      exam  and  by  successfully  passing  the range qualification
      portion of the course of training.  Effective immediately.
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 1        AN ACT to amend the Peace Officer Firearm Training Act by
 2    changing Section 2.
 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section  5.   The  Peace  Officer Firearm Training Act is
 6    amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
 7        (50 ILCS 710/2) (from Ch. 85, par. 516)
 8        Sec. 2. Training course for peace officers.
 9        (a)  Successful  completion  of  a  40  hour  course   of
10    training  in  use  of  a  suitable  type  firearm  shall be a
11    condition  precedent  to  the  possession  and  use  of  that
12    respective  firearm  by  any  peace  officer in this State in
13    connection with the officer's official duties.  The  training
14    must  be  approved  by  the Illinois Law Enforcement Training
15    Standards Board ("the Board") and may  be  given  in  logical
16    segments  but must be completed within 6 months from the date
17    of  the  officer's  initial  employment.   To   satisfy   the
18    requirements  of  this  Act,  the  training  must include the
19    following:
20             (1)  Instruction in the dangers  of  misuse  of  the
21        firearm,  safety  rules,  and  care  and  cleaning of the
22        firearm.
23             (2)  Practice firing on a  range  and  qualification
24        with   the  firearm  in  accordance  with  the  standards
25        established by the Board.
26             (3)  Instruction in the legal use of firearms  under
27        the Criminal Code of 1961 and relevant court decisions.
28             (4)  A  forceful  presentation  of  the  ethical and
29        moral considerations assumed by any  person  who  uses  a
30        firearm.
31        (b)  Any  officer  who  successfully  completes the Basic
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 1    Training Course prescribed for recruits by the Board shall be
 2    presumed to have satisfied the requirements of this Act.
 3        (c)  The Board shall cause the  training  courses  to  be
 4    conducted  twice  each  year  within  each of the Mobile Team
 5    Regions, but no training course need be held when  there  are
 6    no police officers requiring the training.
 7        (d)  This  Act  shall  not  apply  to auxiliary policemen
 8    authorized by Section 3.1-30-20  of  the  Illinois  Municipal
 9    Code,  except  that  the training course provided for in that
10    Section shall contain a presentation of the  ethical,  moral,
11    and  legal  considerations  to  be  taken into account by any
12    person who uses a firearm.
13        (e)  The Board may waive, or may conditionally waive, the
14    40 hour course of training if, in the  Board's  opinion,  the
15    officer  has  previously  successfully  completed a course of
16    similar content  and  duration.   In  cases  of  waiver,  the
17    officer   shall   demonstrate   his   or  her  knowledge  and
18    proficiency by passing the written  examination  on  firearms
19    and  by  successfully passing the range qualification portion
20    of the prescribed course of training.
21    (Source: P.A. 87-1119; 88-461; 88-586, eff. 8-12-94.)
22        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
23    becoming law.

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