100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB5250
 
Introduced , by Rep. Dan Brady
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:



430 ILCS 66/80

 Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that the Department of State Police shall allow by rule a waiver process for a person seeking to become a certified firearms instructor who meets all the other requirements of the Act except the high school education requirements.



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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,

3represented in the General Assembly:



4 Section 5. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by 
5changing Section 80 as follows:

6 (430 ILCS 66/80)
7 Sec. 80. Certified firearms instructors. 
8 (a) Within 60 days of the effective date of this Act, the 
9Department shall begin approval of certified firearms 
10instructors and enter certified firearms instructors into an 
11online registry on the Department's website.
12 (b) A person who is not a certified firearms instructor 
13shall not teach applicant training courses or advertise or 
14otherwise represent courses they teach as qualifying their 
15students to meet the requirements to receive a license under 
16this Act. Each violation of this subsection is a business 
17offense with a fine of at least $1,000 per violation.
18 (c) A person seeking to become a certified firearms 
19instructor shall:
20  (1) be at least 21 years of age;
21  (2) be a legal resident of the United States; and
22  (3) meet the requirements of Section 25 of this Act, 
23 except for the Illinois residency
requirement in item (xiv) 
 
 
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1 of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 4 of the 
2 Firearm
Owners Identification Card Act; and any additional 
3 uniformly applied requirements established by the 
4 Department.
5 (d) A person seeking to become a certified firearms 
6instructor, in addition to the requirements of subsection (c) 
7of this Section, shall:
8  (1) possess a high school diploma or high school 
9 equivalency certificate; and
10  (2) have at least one of the following valid firearms 
11 instructor certifications:
12   (A) certification from a law enforcement agency;
13   (B) certification from a firearm instructor course 
14 offered by a State or federal governmental agency;
15   (C) certification from a firearm instructor 
16 qualification course offered by the Illinois Law 
17 Enforcement Training Standards Board; or
18   (D) certification from an entity approved by the 
19 Department that offers firearm instructor education 
20 and training in the use and safety of firearms.
21 (d-5) The Department shall allow by rule a waiver process 
22for a person seeking to become a certified firearms instructor 
23if the person meets all the other requirements of subsections 
24(c) and (d) of this Section except paragraph (1) of subsection 
25(d) of this Section. 
26 (e) A person may have his or her firearms instructor 
 
 
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1certification denied or revoked if he or she does not meet the 
2requirements to obtain a license under this Act, provides false 
3or misleading information to the Department, or has had a prior 
4instructor certification revoked or denied by the Department.

5(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-600, eff. 12-6-13; 98-718, 
6eff. 1-1-15.)