Bill Text: IL SB3253 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB3253 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-SB3253-Amended.html

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Sen. Dale A. Righter

Filed: 3/13/2014

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3253
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3253 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by
changing Section 75 as follows:
(430 ILCS 66/75)
Sec. 75. Applicant firearm training.
(a) Within 60 days of the effective date of this Act, the
Department shall begin approval of firearm training courses and
shall make a list of approved courses available on the
Department's website.
(b) An applicant for a new license shall provide proof of
completion of a firearms training course or combination of
courses approved by the Department of at least 16 hours, which
includes range qualification time under subsection (c) of this
Section, that covers the following:

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(1) firearm safety;
(2) the basic principles of marksmanship;
(3) care, cleaning, loading, and unloading of a
concealable firearm;
(4) all applicable State and federal laws relating to
the ownership, storage, carry, and transportation of a
firearm; and
(5) instruction on the appropriate and lawful
interaction with law enforcement while transporting or
carrying a concealed firearm.
(c) An applicant for a new license shall provide proof of
certification by a certified instructor that the applicant
passed a live fire exercise with a concealable firearm
consisting of:
(1) a minimum of 30 rounds; and
(2) 10 rounds from a distance of 5 yards; 10 rounds
from a distance of 7 yards; and 10 rounds from a distance
of 10 yards at a B-27 silhouette target approved by the
Department.
(d) An applicant for renewal of a license shall provide
proof of completion of a firearms training course or
combination of courses approved by the Department of at least 3
hours.
(e) A certificate of completion for an applicant's firearm
training course shall not be issued to a student who:
(1) does not follow the orders of the certified

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firearms instructor;
(2) in the judgment of the certified instructor,
handles a firearm in a manner that poses a danger to the
student or to others; or
(3) during the range firing portion of testing fails to
hit the target with 70% of the rounds fired.
(f) An instructor shall maintain a record of each student's
performance for at least 5 years, and shall make all records
available upon demand of authorized personnel of the
Department.
(g) The Department and certified firearms instructors
shall recognize up to 8 hours of training already completed
toward the 16 hour training requirement under this Section if
the training course is submitted to and approved by the
Department. Any remaining hours that the applicant completes
must at least cover the classroom subject matter of paragraph
(4) of subsection (b) of this Section, and the range
qualification in subsection (c) of this Section.
(h) A person who has qualified to carry a firearm as an
active law enforcement or corrections officer, who has
successfully completed firearms training as required by his or
her law enforcement agency and is authorized by his or her
agency to carry a firearm; a person currently certified as a
firearms instructor by this Act or by the Illinois Law
Enforcement Training Standards Board; or a person who has
completed the required training and has been issued a firearm

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control card by the Department of Financial and Professional
Regulation shall be exempt from the requirements of this
Section.
(i) An active member of the United States Armed Forces is
exempt from the training requirement of this Section if he or
she has had firearms training as part of his or her basic
instruction. The Department and certified firearms instructors
shall recognize 8 hours of training as completed toward the 16
hour training requirement under this Section, if the applicant
is a an active, retired, or honorably discharged member of the
United States Armed Forces. Any remaining hours that the
applicant completes must at least cover the classroom subject
matter of paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of this Section, and
the range qualification in subsection (c) of this Section.
(j) The Department and certified firearms instructors
shall recognize up to 8 hours of training already completed
toward the 16 hour training requirement under this Section if
the training course is approved by the Department and was
completed in connection with the applicant's previous
employment as a law enforcement or corrections officer. Any
remaining hours that the applicant completes must at least
cover the classroom subject matter of paragraph (4) of
subsection (b) of this Section, and the range qualification in
subsection (c) of this Section. A former law enforcement or
corrections officer seeking credit under this subsection (j)
shall provide evidence that he or she separated from employment

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in good standing from each law enforcement agency where he or
she was employed. An applicant who was discharged from a law
enforcement agency for misconduct or disciplinary reasons is
not eligible for credit under this subsection (j).
(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-600, eff. 12-6-13.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.".