99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 HB4384

Introduced , by Rep. Dwight Kay

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

`430 ILCS 66/60`
`430 ILCS 66/75`

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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A BILL FOR

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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.)