Sen. Dale A. Righter
Filed: 3/13/2014
 
 


 




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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3253 




2 AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3253 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:


4 "Section 5. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by 
5changing Section 75 as follows:

6 (430 ILCS 66/75)

7 Sec. 75. Applicant firearm training. 
8 (a) Within 60 days of the effective date of this Act, the 
9Department shall begin approval of firearm training courses and 
10shall make a list of approved courses available on the 
11Department's website.
12 (b) An applicant for a new license shall provide proof of 
13completion of a firearms training course or combination of 
14courses approved by the Department of at least 16 hours, which 
15includes range qualification time under subsection (c) of this 
16Section, 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 
12certification by a certified instructor that the applicant 
13passed a live fire exercise with a concealable firearm 
14consisting 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 
21proof of completion of a firearms training course or 
22combination of courses approved by the Department of at least 3 
23hours.
24 (e) A certificate of completion for an applicant's firearm 
25training 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;

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

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 
8performance for at least 5 years, and shall make all records 
9available upon demand of authorized personnel of the 
10Department.
11 (g) The Department and certified firearms instructors 
12shall recognize up to 8 hours of training already completed 
13toward the 16 hour training requirement under this Section if 
14the training course is submitted to and approved by the 
15Department. Any remaining hours that the applicant completes 
16must at least cover the classroom subject matter of paragraph 
17(4) of subsection (b) of this Section, and the range 
18qualification in subsection (c) of this Section.
19 (h) A person who has qualified to carry a firearm as an 
20active law enforcement or corrections officer, who has 
21successfully completed firearms training as required by his or 
22her law enforcement agency and is authorized by his or her 
23agency to carry a firearm; a person currently certified as a 
24firearms instructor by this Act or by the Illinois Law 
25Enforcement Training Standards Board; or a person who has 
26completed the required training and has been issued a firearm 
 
 
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1control card by the Department of Financial and Professional 
2Regulation shall be exempt from the requirements of this 
3Section.
4 (i) An active member of the United States Armed Forces is 
5exempt from the training requirement of this Section if he or 
6she has had firearms training as part of his or her basic 
7instruction. The Department and certified firearms instructors 
8shall recognize 8 hours of training as completed toward the 16 
9hour training requirement under this Section, if the applicant 
10is a an active, retired, or honorably discharged member of the 
11United States Armed Forces. Any remaining hours that the 
12applicant completes must at least cover the classroom subject 
13matter of paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of this Section, and 
14the range qualification in subsection (c) of this Section. 

15 (j) The Department and certified firearms instructors 
16shall recognize up to 8 hours of training already
completed 
17toward the 16 hour training requirement under this Section if 
18the training course is approved
by the Department and was 
19completed in connection with the applicant's previous 
20employment as a law
enforcement or corrections officer. Any 
21remaining hours that the applicant completes must at least 
22cover the classroom
subject matter of paragraph (4) of 
23subsection (b) of this Section, and the range qualification in

24subsection (c) of this Section. A former law enforcement or 
25corrections officer seeking credit under this subsection (j) 
26shall provide evidence that he or she separated from employment 
 
 
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1in good standing from each law enforcement agency where he or 
2she was employed. An applicant who was discharged from a law 
3enforcement agency for misconduct or disciplinary reasons is 
4not eligible for credit under this subsection (j). 
5(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-600, eff. 12-6-13.)


6 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
7becoming law.".