98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 HB3651

Introduced , by Rep. Bill Mitchell

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

`430 ILCS 66/50`
`430 ILCS 66/75`

Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Eliminates the 3 hours of firearms training required for renewal of a license to carry a concealed handgun. Reduces the firearms training requirement for an applicant for a new license from 16 hours to 8 hours. Effective immediately.

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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 50 and 75 as follows:

6 (430 ILCS 66/50)

7 Sec. 50. License renewal. Applications for renewal of a

8 license shall be made to the Department. A license shall be

9 renewed for a period of 5 years upon receipt of a completed

10 renewal application~~, completion of 3 hours of training required~~

11 ~~under Section 75 of this Section~~, payment of the applicable

12 renewal fee, and completion of an investigation under Section

13 35 of this Act. The renewal application shall contain the

14 information required in Section 30 of this Act, except that the

15 applicant need not resubmit a full set of fingerprints.

16 (Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13.)

17 (430 ILCS 66/75)

18 Sec. 75. Applicant firearm training.

19 (a) Within 60 days of the effective date of this Act, the

20 Department shall begin approval of firearm training courses and

21 shall make a list of approved courses available on the

22 Department's website.

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1 (b) An applicant for a new license shall provide proof of

2 completion of a firearms training course or combination of

3 courses approved by the Department of at least 8 ~~16~~ hours,

4 which includes range qualification time under subsection (c) of

5 this Section, that covers the following:

6 (1) firearm safety;

7 (2) the basic principles of marksmanship;

8 (3) care, cleaning, loading, and unloading of a

9 concealable firearm;

10 (4) all applicable State and federal laws relating to

11 the ownership, storage, carry, and transportation of a

12 firearm; and

13 (5) instruction on the appropriate and lawful

14 interaction with law enforcement while transporting or

15 carrying a concealed firearm.

16 (c) An applicant for a new license shall provide proof of

17 certification by a certified instructor that the applicant

18 passed a live fire exercise with a concealable firearm

19 consisting of:

20 (1) a minimum of 30 rounds; and

21 (2) 10 rounds from a distance of 5 yards; 10 rounds

22 from a distance of 7 yards; and 10 rounds from a distance

23 of 10 yards at a B-27 silhouette target approved by the

24 Department.

25 (d) (Blank). ~~An applicant for renewal of a license shall~~

26 ~~provide proof of completion of a firearms training course or~~

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1 ~~combination of courses approved by the Department of at least 3~~

2 ~~hours.~~

3 (e) A certificate of completion for an applicant's firearm

4 training course shall not be issued to a student who:

5 (1) does not follow the orders of the certified

6 firearms instructor;

7 (2) in the judgment of the certified instructor,

8 handles a firearm in a manner that poses a danger to the

9 student or to others; or

10 (3) during the range firing portion of testing fails to

11 hit the target with 70% of the rounds fired.

12 (f) An instructor shall maintain a record of each student's

13 performance for at least 5 years, and shall make all records

14 available upon demand of authorized personnel of the

15 Department.

16 (g) The Department and certified firearms instructor shall

17 recognize up to 8 hours of training already completed toward

18 the ~~16 hour~~ training requirement under this Section if the

19 training course is approved by the Department and recognized

20 under the laws of another state. Any remaining hours that the

21 applicant completes must at least cover the classroom subject

22 matter of paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of this Section, and

23 the range qualification in subsection (c) of this Section.

24 (h) A person who has qualified to carry a firearm as an

25 active law enforcement officer, a person certified as a

26 firearms instructor by this Act or by the Illinois Law

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1 Enforcement Training Standards Board, or a person who has

2 completed the required training and has been issued a firearm

3 control card by the Department of Financial and Professional

4 Regulation shall be exempt from the requirements of this

5 Section.

6 (i) The Department shall accept 8 hours of training as

7 completed toward the ~~16 hour~~ training requirement under this

8 Section, if the applicant is an active, retired, or honorably

9 discharged member of the United States Armed Forces.

10 (Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13.)

11 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

12 becoming law.