Section 17.06. Firearms instructors certified by the department.  


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  • (1)  An individual shall be certified by the department as a firearms instructor for purposes of s. 175.60 (4) (b) 1. , Stats., if the individual is certified as a law enforcement firearms instructor by the law enforcement standards board and the individual is eligible to carry a concealed weapon under s. 175.60 (3) , Stats. The individual's certification by the department under s. 175.60 (4) (b) 1. , Stats., shall be in effect only when the individual's certification by the law enforcement standards board is in effect. Renewal of an individual's instructor certification by the law enforcement standards board shall automatically renew the individual's certification under this section.
    (2)  If a firearms instructor certified by the department under sub. (1) at any time becomes ineligible to carry a concealed weapon under s. 175.60 (3) , Stats., the instructor shall, within 48 hours, notify the department's training and standards bureau of the circumstances giving rise to the ineligibility. The training and standards bureau shall immediately suspend the instructor's certification under sub. (1) and shall provide notice of that suspension to the department's crime information bureau. The suspension shall remain in effect for as long as the individual remains ineligible to carry a concealed weapon under s. 175.60 (3) , Stats.
    (3)
    (a) A firearms instructor certified by the department under sub. (1) , when teaching a firearms safety or training course under the authority of that certification, shall use the training curriculum provided by the department pursuant to s. Jus 17.05 (4) and a training certificate in a form approved and supplied by the department.
    (b) If the department determines that a firearms instructor certified by the department under sub. (1) has not satisfied the requirements of par. (a) or sub. (2) , the department may revoke the instructor's certification under sub. (1) . The department shall send the instructor written notification of any such revocation and shall afford the instructor the opportunity to request a hearing pursuant to s. 227.42 , Stats.