- (a) The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall develop and approve a standard curriculum for a training program on the Firearms Restraining Order Act. The Board shall conduct a training program that trains officers on the use of firearms restraining orders, how to identify situations in which a firearms restraining order is appropriate, and how to safely promote the usage of the firearms restraining order in different situations. Officers who have successfully completed this program shall be issued a certificate attesting to their attendance.
- (b) Every law enforcement officer shall complete this training once each year.
- (c) If adequate training is unavailable, the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board may approve training to be conducted by a third party.
(Source: P.A. 102-345, eff. 6-1-22.)