Sen. Dale A. Righter
Filed: 3/13/2014
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1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3253
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3253 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Section 75 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (430 ILCS 66/75)
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7 | Sec. 75. Applicant firearm training. | ||||||
8 | (a) Within 60 days of the effective date of this Act, the | ||||||
9 | Department shall begin approval of firearm training courses and | ||||||
10 | shall make a list of approved courses available on the | ||||||
11 | Department's website. | ||||||
12 | (b) An applicant for a new license shall provide proof of | ||||||
13 | completion of a firearms training course or combination of | ||||||
14 | courses approved by the Department of at least 16 hours, which | ||||||
15 | includes range qualification time under subsection (c) of this | ||||||
16 | Section, that covers the following: |
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1 | (1) firearm safety; | ||||||
2 | (2) the basic principles of marksmanship; | ||||||
3 | (3) care, cleaning, loading, and unloading of a | ||||||
4 | concealable firearm; | ||||||
5 | (4) all applicable State and federal laws relating to | ||||||
6 | the ownership, storage, carry, and transportation of a | ||||||
7 | firearm; and | ||||||
8 | (5) instruction on the appropriate and lawful | ||||||
9 | interaction with law enforcement while transporting or | ||||||
10 | carrying a concealed firearm. | ||||||
11 | (c) An applicant for a new license shall provide proof of | ||||||
12 | certification by a certified instructor that the applicant | ||||||
13 | passed a live fire exercise with a concealable firearm | ||||||
14 | consisting of: | ||||||
15 | (1) a minimum of 30 rounds; and | ||||||
16 | (2) 10 rounds from a distance of 5 yards; 10 rounds | ||||||
17 | from a distance of 7 yards; and 10 rounds from a distance | ||||||
18 | of 10 yards at a B-27 silhouette target approved by the | ||||||
19 | Department. | ||||||
20 | (d) An applicant for renewal of a license shall provide | ||||||
21 | proof of completion of a firearms training course or | ||||||
22 | combination of courses approved by the Department of at least 3 | ||||||
23 | hours. | ||||||
24 | (e) A certificate of completion for an applicant's firearm | ||||||
25 | training course shall not be issued to a student who: | ||||||
26 | (1) does not follow the orders of the certified |
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1 | firearms instructor;
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2 | (2) in the judgment of the certified instructor, | ||||||
3 | handles a firearm in a manner that poses a danger to the | ||||||
4 | student or to others; or
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5 | (3) during the range firing portion of testing fails to | ||||||
6 | hit the target with 70% of the rounds fired. | ||||||
7 | (f) An instructor shall maintain a record of each student's | ||||||
8 | performance for at least 5 years, and shall make all records | ||||||
9 | available upon demand of authorized personnel of the | ||||||
10 | Department. | ||||||
11 | (g) The Department and certified firearms instructors | ||||||
12 | shall recognize up to 8 hours of training already completed | ||||||
13 | toward the 16 hour training requirement under this Section if | ||||||
14 | the training course is submitted to and approved by the | ||||||
15 | Department. Any remaining hours that the applicant completes | ||||||
16 | must at least cover the classroom subject matter of paragraph | ||||||
17 | (4) of subsection (b) of this Section, and the range | ||||||
18 | qualification in subsection (c) of this Section. | ||||||
19 | (h) A person who has qualified to carry a firearm as an | ||||||
20 | active law enforcement or corrections officer, who has | ||||||
21 | successfully completed firearms training as required by his or | ||||||
22 | her law enforcement agency and is authorized by his or her | ||||||
23 | agency to carry a firearm; a person currently certified as a | ||||||
24 | firearms instructor by this Act or by the Illinois Law | ||||||
25 | Enforcement Training Standards Board; or a person who has | ||||||
26 | completed the required training and has been issued a firearm |
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1 | control card by the Department of Financial and Professional | ||||||
2 | Regulation shall be exempt from the requirements of this | ||||||
3 | Section. | ||||||
4 | (i) An active member of the United States Armed Forces is | ||||||
5 | exempt from the training requirement of this Section if he or | ||||||
6 | she has had firearms training as part of his or her basic | ||||||
7 | instruction. The Department and certified firearms instructors | ||||||
8 | shall recognize 8 hours of training as completed toward the 16 | ||||||
9 | hour training requirement under this Section, if the applicant | ||||||
10 | is a an active, retired , or honorably discharged member of the | ||||||
11 | United States Armed Forces. Any remaining hours that the | ||||||
12 | applicant completes must at least cover the classroom subject | ||||||
13 | matter of paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of this Section, and | ||||||
14 | the range qualification in subsection (c) of this Section.
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15 | (j) The Department and certified firearms instructors | ||||||
16 | shall recognize up to 8 hours of training already
completed | ||||||
17 | toward the 16 hour training requirement under this Section if | ||||||
18 | the training course is approved
by the Department and was | ||||||
19 | completed in connection with the applicant's previous | ||||||
20 | employment as a law
enforcement or corrections officer. Any | ||||||
21 | remaining hours that the applicant completes must at least | ||||||
22 | cover the classroom
subject matter of paragraph (4) of | ||||||
23 | subsection (b) of this Section, and the range qualification in
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24 | subsection (c) of this Section. A former law enforcement or | ||||||
25 | corrections officer seeking credit under this subsection (j) | ||||||
26 | shall provide evidence that he or she separated from employment |
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1 | in good standing from each law enforcement agency where he or | ||||||
2 | she was employed. An applicant who was discharged from a law | ||||||
3 | enforcement agency for misconduct or disciplinary reasons is | ||||||
4 | not eligible for credit under this subsection (j). | ||||||
5 | (Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-600, eff. 12-6-13.)
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6 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
7 | becoming law.".
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