That the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules suspend the following provisions included in Emergency Rule 1114, pursuant to s. 227.26 (2) (d), Stats., effective November 7, 2011, on the basis of testimony received at its November 7, 2011 meeting, and on the grounds that these provisions included in Emergency Rule 1114 fail to comply with legislative intent as stated in s. 227.19 (4) (d) 3, Stats.

Jus 17.03 (8): “Firearms safety or training course" means a course that is reasonably calculated to instruct, practice, and test the student's comprehension and application of firearm safety rules and safe firearm handling, that includes at least four hours of instructor-led training, and that provides a certificate or affidavit of successful completion that satisfies the content requirements of s. Jus 17.05 (2).

Jus 17.03 (13): “National or state organization that certifies firearms instructors" means any association, partnership, corporation, or limited liability company that is registered, certified, or has an appointed agent on file with the department of financial institutions or has equivalent legal recognition in another state; that requires firearms instructors to successfully complete instructor training of at least eight hours in length; and that requires instructors to demonstrate the ability and knowledge required for providing firearms safety and training.

Motion Passed: 7-3

That the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules suspend the following provisions included in Emergency Rule 1114, pursuant to s. 227.26 (2) (d), Stats., effective November 7, 2011, on the basis of testimony received at its November 7, 2011 meeting, and on the grounds that these provisions included in Emergency Rule 1114 fail to comply with legislative intent and impose an undue hardship as stated in s. 227.19 (4) (d) 3 & 6, Stats.

Jus 17.05 (2): Except as otherwise provided in sub. (1), for purposes of satisfying the requirements of sub.(1) (b),(c),(d),(e),(f), or (g), a certificate or affidavit documenting that the applicant has successfully completed a firearms safety or training course must include all of the following information:

(a)   The applicant's name.

(b)   The name of the firearms safety or training course.

(c)   The length in hours of the firearms safety or training course.

(d)   The date in which the applicant completed the firearms safety or training course.

(e)   The city and state in which the applicant completed the firearms safety or training course.

(f)   The name, address, and telephone number of the person or entity responsible for the firearms safety or training course. This may be an individual instructor, a national or state organization, a law enforcement agency, an educational institution, a firearms training school, or another public or private institution or organization.

(g)   The name of the instructor who taught the firearms safety or training course to the applicant and the name of the agency or organization that certified the instructor.

(h)   A signed statement by the instructor who taught the firearms safety or training course to the applicant affirming that the course satisfied the definition of a firearms safety or training course in s. Jus 17.03 (8) and that the applicant successfully complete the course. An affirmation that the applicant merely attended the course is not sufficient to satisfy this requirement.

Motion Passed: 6-4