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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
ENGROSSED SENATE
BILL NO. 1118 By: Bergstrom and Jett of the
Senate
and
Gann of the House
An Act relating to firearm training; amend ing 21 O.S.
2021, Sections 1290.14 and 1290.15, which relate to
safety and training course and persons exempt fro m
training course; clarifying language; directing
certain approval; removing certain time inclusion;
removing certain exemption requirement; and providing
an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE ST ATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1290.14, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1290.14.
SAFETY AND TRAINING COURSE
A. Each applicant for a license to carry a concealed or
unconcealed handgun pursuant to the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act must
successfully complete a firearms safety and training course in this
state conducted by a registe red and approved firearms instructor as
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provided by the provisions of this secti on or from an interactive
online firearms safety and training course avai lable electronically
via the Internet approved and certified by the C ouncil on Law
Enforcement Educatio n and Training. The applicant must further
demonstrate competence and qualifica tion with an authorized pistol
of the type or types that the applicant de sires to carry as a
concealed or unconcealed handgun pursuant to the provisions of the
Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, except certain persons may be exempt from
such training requirement a s provided by the provisions of Section
1290.15 of this title.
B. The Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training
(CLEET) shall establi sh criteria for approving firearms instructors
and interactive online firearms safety and training courses
available electronically via the Internet for pu rposes of training
and qualifying individuals for a handgun license pursuant to the
provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act. Prior to submitting an
application for CLEET approval as a f irearms instructor, appli cants
shall attend a firearms instructor school, meeting the following
minimum requirements:
1. Firearms instructor training conducted by on e of the
following entities:
a. Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training,
b. National Rifle Association,
c. Oklahoma Rifle Association,
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d. federal law enforcement agencies, or
e. other professionally recognized organizations;
2. The course shall be at least sixteen (16) hours in l ength;
3. Upon completion of the course, the applicant shall be
qualified to provide instruction on revolvers, semiautom atic
pistols, or both; and
4. Receive a course completion certificate.
All firearms instructors sha ll be required to meet the
eligibility requirements for a handgun license as provided in
Sections 1290.9, 1290.10, and 1290.11 of this title and the
application shall be processed as provi ded for applicants in Section
1290.12 of this title , including the state and national criminal
history records search and fingerprint search. A firearms
instructor shall be required to pay a fee of One Hundred Dollars
($100.00) to the Council on Law Enfor cement Education and Training
(CLEET) each time the person makes app lication for CLEET approval as
a firearms instructor pursuant to the provisions of the Okl ahoma
Self-Defense Act. The fee shall be retained by CLEET and sh all be
deposited into the Firear ms Instructors Revolving Fund. CLEET shall
promulgate the rules, fo rms and procedures necessary to imp lement
the approval of firearms instructors as authoriz ed by the provisions
of this subsection. CLEET shall periodically review each approved
instructor during a training and qualification course to assure
compliance with the rules and course contents. A ny violation of the
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rules may result in the revocation or suspension of CLEET an d
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation approval. Unless the
approval has been revoked or suspended, a firearms instructor ’s
CLEET approval shall be for a term of five (5) ye ars. Beginning on
July 1, 2003, any firearms instructo r who has been issued a f our-
year CLEET approval shall not be elig ible for the five-year approval
until the expiration of the approval previously issued. CLEET shall
be responsible for notifying all a pproved firearms instructors of
statutory and policy ch anges related to the Okla homa Self-Defense
Act. A firearms instru ctor shall not be required to su bmit his or
her fingerprints for a fingerprint search when renewing a firearms
instructor’s CLEET approval.
C. 1. All firearms instructors approved by CLEET to train and
qualify individuals for a handgun license shall be r equired to apply
for registration with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
after receiving CLEET approval. All firearms instruc tors teaching
the approved course for a handgun license must display their
registration certificate during each training and qualification
course. Each approved firearms instructor shall complete a
registration form prov ided by the Bureau and shall have t he option
to pay a registration fee of either One Hundr ed Dollars ($100.00)
for a five-year registration certificate or T wo Hundred Dollars
($200.00) for a ten-year registration certificate to the Bureau at
the time of each application for registration, ex cept as provided in
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paragraph 2 of this subsection. Re gistration certificates i ssued by
the Bureau shall be valid for a period of five (5) years or ten (10)
years from the date of issuance. The Bureau shall issue a five -year
or ten-year handgun license t o an approved firearms instructor at
the time of issuance of a registration cert ificate and no additional
fee shall be required or charged. The Bureau s hall maintain a
current listing of all registered firearms instructo rs in this
state. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to eliminate
the requirement for registration and t raining with CLEET as provided
in subsection B of this section. Failure to register or be trained
as required shall result in a revocation o r suspension of the
instructor certificate by the Bureau.
2. On or after July 1, 2003, th e registered Registered
instructors listed in subparagraphs a and b of this paragraph shall
not be required to renew the firearms instructor registration
certificate with the Ok lahoma State Bureau of I nvestigation at the
expiration of the registration term , provided the instructor is not
subject to any suspension or revo cation of the firearms instructo r
certificate. The firearms instructor registration with the Oklahoma
State Bureau of Investigation sh all automatically renew together
with the handgun licen se authorized in paragrap h 1 of this
subsection for an additional five-year term and no additional cost
or fee may be charged for the following individuals:
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a. an active duty law enforcement officer of this state
or any of its political subdivisions or of the federal
government who has a valid CLEET approval as a
firearms instructor pursuant to the Okl ahoma Self-
Defense Act, and
b. a retired law enforcement officer authorized to carry
a firearm pursuant to Section 1289.8 of this title who
has a valid CLEET approval as a firearms in structor
pursuant to the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act.
D. The Oklahoma Stat e Bureau of Investigation shall approve
registration for a firearms instructor applicant who is in full
compliance with CLEET rules regarding firearms instruc tors and the
provisions of subsection B of this section, if comple tion of the
federal fingerprint search is the only reason for delay of
registration of that firearms instructor applicant. Upon receip t of
the federal fingerprint search information, if the Bureau receives
information which precludes the person from havin g a handgun
license, the Bureau shall revoke both the registration and the
handgun license previously issued to the firearms instructor .
E. The required firearms safety and training course and the
actual demonstration of competency and qualification requi red of the
applicant shall be de signed and conducted in such a manner that the
course can be reasonably complet ed by the applicant with in an eight-
hour period. CLEET shall establish the cou rse content and
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promulgate rules, procedures and forms necessary t o implement the
provisions of this subsection. For the training and qualification
course, an applicant may be charged a fee which shal l be determined
by the instructor or entity that is con ducting the course. The
maximum class size shall be determined by the instructor conducting
the course; provided, however, practice shooting sessions shall not
have more than ten participating student s at one time. CLEET may
establish criteria for assist ant instructors and any o ther
requirements deemed necessary to con duct a safe and effective
training and qualification course. The course content shall include
a safety inspection of the firearm to be used by the applicant in
the training course; instruct ion on pistol handling, s afety and
storage; dynamics of ammunition and firing; methods or position s for
firing a pistol; information about the criminal provisions of the
Oklahoma law relating to firear ms; the requirements of the Oklahoma
Self-Defense Act as it relates to the appli cant; self-defense and
the use of appropriate force; a practice shooting session; and a
familiarization course. The firearms instructor shall refuse to
train or qualify any pe rson when the pistol to be used or carried by
the person is either deemed unsafe or unfit for firing or is a
weapon not authorized by the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act. The course
shall provide an opportunity for the applicant to quali fy himself or
herself on either a derringer, a revolver, a semiautomatic with a
pistol or any combination of a derringer, a revolver and a
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semiautomatic pistol,; provided, no pistol shall be capable of
firing larger than .45 caliber ammunition. Any applicant who
successfully trains and qualifies himself or herself with a
semiautomatic pistol may shall be approved by the firearms
instructor on the training certificate for a semiautomatic pistol, a
revolver and a derringer upon request of the applicant . Any person
who qualifies on a derringer or revolver shall not be eligible for a
semiautomatic rating until the person has demonstrated competence
and qualifications on a semiautoma tic pistol. Upon successful
completion of the training and qualification course, a certificat e
of training and a certificate of competency and qualification shall
be issued to each applicant who successfully completes the c ourse.
The certificate of train ing and certificate of competency and
qualification shall comply with the forms established by CLEET and
shall be submitted with an application for a handgun license
pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 2 of subsection A of Section
1290.12 of this title . The certificate of training and certificate
of competency and qualification issued to an ap plicant shall be
valid for a period of three (3) years.
F. There is hereby created a rev olving fund for the Council on
Law Enforcement Education and Training (CL EET), to be designated the
“Firearms Instructors Revolving Fund ”. The fund shall be a
continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall
consist of all funds received for approval of firearms instructors
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for purposes of the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act. All funds received
shall be deposited to the fund. All monies accruing to the cr edit
of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted an d
expended by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Trainin g,
for implementation of the tra ining and qualification course
contents, approval of firearms instructors and any other CLEET
requirement pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self -Defense
Act or as may otherwi se be deemed appropriate by CLEET.
Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by
the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law wit h
the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Servic es for
approval and payment.
G. Firearms instructors shall keep o n file for a period of not
less than three (3) years a roster of each training class, the
safety test score of each individual , the caliber and type of the
weapon each individual used when q ualifying and whether or not each
individual successfully complete d the training course. Firearms
instructors shall be authorized to destroy all training documents
and records upon expiration of the three-year time period.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1290.15, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1290.15.
PERSONS EXEMPT FROM TRAINING COURSE
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A. The following individuals may be exempt from all or part of
the required training and qualification course established pu rsuant
to the provisions of Section 1290.14 of this title:
1. A firearms instructor registered wi th the Oklahoma State
Bureau of Investigation for pu rposes of the Oklahoma Self-Defense
Act;
2. An active duty or reserve duty law enforcement officer of
this state or any of its pol itical subdivisions or of the federal
government;
3. A retired law enfor cement officer authorized by this state
pursuant to Section 1289.8 of this title to carry a firearm;
4. A Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training ( CLEET)
certified armed security officer, armed guard, correctional officer,
or any other person ha ving a CLEET certification to carry a firearm
in the course of their employment;
5. A person on active military duty, National Guard duty or
regular military reserve duty who is a le gal resident of this state
and who is trained and qualified in the use of handguns;
6. A person honorably discharged from ac tive military duty,
National Guard duty or military reserves within twenty (20) years
preceding the date o f the application for a h andgun license pursuant
to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act, who is a legal
resident of this state , and who has been trained and qualified in
the use of handguns;
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7. A person retired as a peace officer in good stand ing from a
law enforcement agency located in another state, who is a legal
resident of this state, and who has received training equivalent to
the training required for CLEET certification in this state; and
8. Any person who is otherwise deemed qualified for a training
exemption by CLEET.
B. No person who is determine d to be exempt from training or
qualification may carry a concealed or unconcealed f irearm pursuant
to the authority of the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act until issued a
valid handgun license or possesses a valid militar y identification
card as provided for qua lified persons in Section 1290.8 of this
title.
C. Nothing contained in any provisi on of the Oklahoma Self-
Defense Act shall be construed to alter, amend, or modify the
authority of any act ive duty law enforcement officer, or any person
certified by the Council on Law Enforcement Educat ion and Training
to carry a pistol during the course of their employment, to carry
any pistol in any manner authorized by law or authorized by the
employing agency.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY, dated 04/05/2022 -
DO PASS, As Coauthored.