Bill Text: IL HR0089 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Directs the Auditor General to conduct a management audit of the Department of State Police's administration of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-14 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente [HR0089 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HR0089-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The Department of State Police is charged with the | ||||||
3 | responsibility for administering the Firearm Owners | ||||||
4 | Identification Card Act (the "Act"); and
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5 | WHEREAS, The purpose of the Act is to protect the health, | ||||||
6 | safety, and welfare of the public by providing a system of | ||||||
7 | identifying persons who are not qualified to acquire or possess | ||||||
8 | firearms, firearm ammunition, stun guns, and lasers; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Each applicant for a Firearm Owner's | ||||||
10 | Identification Card ("Card") must complete an application and | ||||||
11 | submit evidence that he or she meets specified criteria and is | ||||||
12 | not prohibited by certain conditions from having a firearm; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Entering false information on an application is | ||||||
14 | punishable as a Class 2 felony; and
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15 | WHEREAS, The Department of State Police must approve or | ||||||
16 | deny all applications within 30 days after the date they are | ||||||
17 | received; and
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18 | WHEREAS, The Department of State Police may revoke a | ||||||
19 | previously issued Card if the person to whom the Card was | ||||||
20 | issued is or was at the time of issuance ineligible for |
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1 | approval; therefore, be it
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2 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
3 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
4 | the Auditor General is directed to conduct a management audit | ||||||
5 | of the Department of State Police's administration of the | ||||||
6 | Firearm Owners Identification Card Act; and be it further
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7 | RESOLVED, That the audit include, but need not be limited | ||||||
8 | to, the following determinations: | ||||||
9 | (1) What steps the Department of State Police takes to | ||||||
10 | determine whether an applicant is eligible or ineligible to | ||||||
11 | receive a Card and whether those steps appear to be | ||||||
12 | adequate;
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13 | (2) The total number of applicants during the past 3 | ||||||
14 | years, the number of those applicants who were denied a | ||||||
15 | Card, and the reasons for denial;
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16 | (3) Whether the Department of State Police is approving | ||||||
17 | or denying all applications within 30 days after the date | ||||||
18 | they are received; | ||||||
19 | (4) The total number of Cards that were revoked during | ||||||
20 | the past 3 years and the reasons for revocation; and
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21 | (5) Whether, during the past 3 years, the Department of | ||||||
22 | State Police has denied any applications for a Card because | ||||||
23 | the applicant provided false information and, if so, | ||||||
24 | whether the Department of State Police made any referrals |
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1 | for criminal prosecution of applicants providing false | ||||||
2 | information on a Card application; and be it further
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3 | RESOLVED, That the Department of State Police and any other | ||||||
4 | State agency, entity, or person that may have information | ||||||
5 | relevant to this audit cooperate fully and promptly with the
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6 | Auditor General's Office in its conduct; and be it further
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7 | RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as | ||||||
8 | soon as possible and, upon completion, distribute a report in | ||||||
9 | accordance with Section 3-14 of the Illinois State Auditing
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10 | Act.
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