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1 | AN ACT concerning safety.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 75 as follows:
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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 8 16 hours, | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | which includes range qualification time under subsection (c) of | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | this Section, 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 | ||||||
5 | certification by a certified instructor that the applicant | ||||||
6 | passed a live fire exercise with a concealable firearm | ||||||
7 | consisting 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 | ||||||
14 | proof of completion of a firearms training course or | ||||||
15 | combination of courses approved by the Department of at least 3 | ||||||
16 | hours. | ||||||
17 | (e) A certificate of completion for an applicant's firearm | ||||||
18 | training course shall not be issued to a student who: | ||||||
19 | (1) does not follow the orders of the certified | ||||||
20 | firearms instructor;
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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
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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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1 | performance for at least 5 years, and shall make all records | ||||||
2 | available upon demand of authorized personnel of the | ||||||
3 | Department. | ||||||
4 | (g) The Department and certified firearms instructors | ||||||
5 | shall recognize up to 8 hours of training already completed | ||||||
6 | toward the 8 16 hour training requirement under this Section if | ||||||
7 | the training course is submitted to and approved by the | ||||||
8 | Department. Any remaining hours that the applicant completes | ||||||
9 | must at least cover the classroom subject matter of paragraph | ||||||
10 | (4) of subsection (b) of this Section, and the range | ||||||
11 | qualification in subsection (c) of this Section. | ||||||
12 | (h) A person who has qualified to carry a firearm as an | ||||||
13 | active law enforcement or corrections officer, who has | ||||||
14 | successfully completed firearms training as required by his or | ||||||
15 | her law enforcement agency and is authorized by his or her | ||||||
16 | agency to carry a firearm; a person currently certified as a | ||||||
17 | firearms instructor by this Act or by the Illinois Law | ||||||
18 | Enforcement Training Standards Board; or a person who has | ||||||
19 | completed the required training and has been issued a firearm | ||||||
20 | control card by the Department of Financial and Professional | ||||||
21 | Regulation shall be exempt from the requirements of this | ||||||
22 | Section. | ||||||
23 | (i) The Department and certified firearms instructors | ||||||
24 | shall recognize 8 hours of training as completed toward the 8 | ||||||
25 | 16 hour training requirement under this Section, if the | ||||||
26 | applicant is an active, retired, or honorably discharged member |
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1 | of the United States Armed Forces. Any remaining hours that the | ||||||
2 | applicant completes must at least cover the classroom subject | ||||||
3 | matter of paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of this Section, and | ||||||
4 | the range qualification in subsection (c) of this Section.
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5 | (j) The Department and certified firearms instructors | ||||||
6 | shall recognize up to 8 hours of training already
completed | ||||||
7 | toward the 8 16 hour training requirement under this Section if | ||||||
8 | the training course is approved
by the Department and was | ||||||
9 | completed in connection with the applicant's previous | ||||||
10 | employment as a law
enforcement or corrections officer. Any | ||||||
11 | remaining hours that the applicant completes must at least | ||||||
12 | cover the classroom
subject matter of paragraph (4) of | ||||||
13 | subsection (b) of this Section, and the range qualification in
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14 | subsection (c) of this Section. A former law enforcement or | ||||||
15 | corrections officer seeking credit under this subsection (j) | ||||||
16 | shall provide evidence that he or she separated from employment | ||||||
17 | in good standing from each law enforcement agency where he or | ||||||
18 | she was employed. An applicant who was discharged from a law | ||||||
19 | enforcement agency for misconduct or disciplinary reasons is | ||||||
20 | not eligible for credit under this subsection (j). | ||||||
21 | (Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-600, eff. 12-6-13.)
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22 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
23 | becoming law.
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