Section 1240.515 Approval of Firearm Training Programs and Firearm Instructors

Section 1240.515  Approval of Firearm Training Programs

and Firearm Instructors

a)         Any

person, business entity, agency, or institution offering the training courses

described in Section 1240.505 of this Part shall first apply to and receive

approval of the course, based upon compliance with Section 1240.510, from the Division.

Application shall be made on forms provided by the Division and accompanied by

the required application fee established under Section 1240.570.

b)         Any

person teaching the firearms training courses described in Section 1240.510 of

this Part must be approved by the Division.  Application for approval shall be

on forms provided by the Division and must be accompanied by the required

application fee (see Section 1240.570), a current photograph of the applicant,

a photocopy of the applicant's valid Firearm Owners Identification Card, which

is a continuing requirement of registration, and:

1)         Proof

that the applicant is recognized and approved by the National Rifle Association

(NRA) having taken a Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor Course that includes security

personnel within the course.  Proof shall be a copy of the applicant's

Certificate from the NRA; or

2)         Proof

that the applicant is approved and recognized as a range instructor by the

Illinois Law Enforcement Police Training and Standards Board.  Proof shall be a

copy of the Instructor's Certificate issued by the Law Enforcement Training and

Standards Board

rse that includes security

personnel within the course.  Proof shall be a copy of the applicant's

Certificate from the NRA; or

2)         Proof

that the applicant is approved and recognized as a range instructor by the

Illinois Law Enforcement Police Training and Standards Board.  Proof shall be a

copy of the Instructor's Certificate issued by the Law Enforcement Training and

Standards Board.  Nothing in this subsection (b)(2) shall obligate the Law

Enforcement Police Training and Standards Board to train, recognize or approve

range instructors for any purpose other than as specified in the Illinois

Police Training Act [50 ILCS 705] and Peace Officer and Probation Officer Firearm

Training Act [50 ILCS 710]; or

3)         Proof

of other firearm instructor education or experience that the Division may

consider to be substantially equivalent to subsection (b)(1) or (2), such as

experience or education received in military service or federal law enforcement

service.

c)         Upon

application to the Division, any full-time or part-time faculty employed by an

institution under the jurisdiction of the Illinois Board of Higher Education or

the Illinois Community College Board to teach a firearms training course or

security training course shall be approved as satisfying the requirements of

this Section.

d)         Any

firearm training program approved by the Law Enforcement Training and Standards

Board shall be approved as satisfying the requirements of this Section.

e)         All

approvals of firearm instructors shall expire on December 31, 2012 and then

every five years thereafter.  Failure to apply for and receive renewal of

approval by that date shall cause the Division's previously granted approval to

expire

training program approved by the Law Enforcement Training and Standards

Board shall be approved as satisfying the requirements of this Section.

e)         All

approvals of firearm instructors shall expire on December 31, 2012 and then

every five years thereafter.  Failure to apply for and receive renewal of

approval by that date shall cause the Division's previously granted approval to

expire.  The approval may be renewed by the firearm instructor by making

application for renewal on forms provided by the Division and accompanied by

the required renewal fee (see Section 1240.570) and an affirmation by the

firearm instructor that the certification or other qualifying basis on which

the Division originally granted approval under this Section remains current or

in effect.

f)         In

addition to any other requirements, a firearm instructor applicant shall meet

the following:

1)         Not

have a felony conviction in any jurisdiction or at least 10 years have lapsed

since the time of full discharge from a sentence imposed for a felony

conviction;

2)         Be of

good moral character. Good moral character is a continuing requirement of

licensure. Conviction of crimes other than felonies may be used in determining

moral character, but shall not constitute an absolute bar to licensure, except

when the applicant is a registered sex offender;

3)         Not be

declared incompetent by reason of any court of competent jurisdiction due to

intellectual, physical, or developmental disability, unless a court has

subsequently declared the applicant to be competent;

4)

Attest they will not engage in instruction while impaired

due to illness or the use of alcohol, drugs, chemicals, or any other materials;

5)         Not be

dishonorably discharged from the armed forces of the United States;

6)         Not

have prior violations of any provision of the Act or this Part.