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Committee advances bill to let retired law-enforcement officers continue concealed-carry instruction
Summary
House Bill 48 would allow law-enforcement-affiliated concealed-carry instructors to continue teaching after retirement; training provider Amy Georges asked the committee to add 'active or retired' to the law-enforcement designation to ensure statewide acceptance.
Representative Charlie Shepherd told the committee House Bill 48 is intended to let concealed-carry instructors who work for sheriffs' offices, police departments or other law-enforcement agencies continue instructing after retirement.
"The way the current statute... is good right up until the second they retire, and then all of a sudden they forget how to instruct," Shepherd said, arguing the change would retain experienced, on-the-job instructors. Shepherd said instructors who have handled active-shooter incidents and other real-world events bring practical training value.
Amy Georges, owner of American Freedom Defense, testified that some sheriff's offices will not accept the signature of a retired law-enforcement officer on the legal-instruction portion of the enhanced concealed-weapon-permit course. "So I'm asking you to please correct the bill and just simply add the word active or retired behind the law enforcement designation," Georges said, urging the committee to ensure uniform acceptance of certificates statewide.
An Idaho Association of Counties representative later supported a separate bill on coroners; the committee then voted to send House Bill 48 to the Senate floor with a due-pass recommendation.
Next steps: The bill was advanced to the Senate floor for further consideration and possible amendment; committee record shows support from sponsor and a training-provider witness.
