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.".