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90_HB3843eng
50 ILCS 710/2 from Ch. 85, par. 516
Amends the Peace Officer Firearm Training Act. Provides
that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board
may waive the 40 hour course of training if an officer has
previously successfully completed a course of similar content
and duration. Provides that the officer shall demonstrate
his or her knowledge and proficiency by passing the written
exam and by successfully passing the range qualification
portion of the course of training. Effective immediately.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Peace Officer Firearm Training Act by
2 changing Section 2.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Peace Officer Firearm Training Act is
6 amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
7 (50 ILCS 710/2) (from Ch. 85, par. 516)
8 Sec. 2. Training course for peace officers.
9 (a) Successful completion of a 40 hour course of
10 training in use of a suitable type firearm shall be a
11 condition precedent to the possession and use of that
12 respective firearm by any peace officer in this State in
13 connection with the officer's official duties. The training
14 must be approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training
15 Standards Board ("the Board") and may be given in logical
16 segments but must be completed within 6 months from the date
17 of the officer's initial employment. To satisfy the
18 requirements of this Act, the training must include the
19 following:
20 (1) Instruction in the dangers of misuse of the
21 firearm, safety rules, and care and cleaning of the
22 firearm.
23 (2) Practice firing on a range and qualification
24 with the firearm in accordance with the standards
25 established by the Board.
26 (3) Instruction in the legal use of firearms under
27 the Criminal Code of 1961 and relevant court decisions.
28 (4) A forceful presentation of the ethical and
29 moral considerations assumed by any person who uses a
30 firearm.
31 (b) Any officer who successfully completes the Basic
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1 Training Course prescribed for recruits by the Board shall be
2 presumed to have satisfied the requirements of this Act.
3 (c) The Board shall cause the training courses to be
4 conducted twice each year within each of the Mobile Team
5 Regions, but no training course need be held when there are
6 no police officers requiring the training.
7 (d) This Act shall not apply to auxiliary policemen
8 authorized by Section 3.1-30-20 of the Illinois Municipal
9 Code, except that the training course provided for in that
10 Section shall contain a presentation of the ethical, moral,
11 and legal considerations to be taken into account by any
12 person who uses a firearm.
13 (e) The Board may waive, or may conditionally waive, the
14 40 hour course of training if, in the Board's opinion, the
15 officer has previously successfully completed a course of
16 similar content and duration. In cases of waiver, the
17 officer shall demonstrate his or her knowledge and
18 proficiency by passing the written examination on firearms
19 and by successfully passing the range qualification portion
20 of the prescribed course of training.
21 (Source: P.A. 87-1119; 88-461; 88-586, eff. 8-12-94.)
22 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
23 becoming law.