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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to instruction on hunter education for public high school |
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students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 28, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 28.0121 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 28.0121. HUNTER EDUCATION PROGRAM. (a) A school |
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district or open-enrollment charter school that offers a high |
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school program may provide to students in one or more courses |
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offered for high school graduation instruction on hunter education |
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based on the curriculum guidelines developed under Subsection (b). |
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(b) The State Board of Education shall develop curriculum |
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guidelines for hunter education. The curriculum guidelines must: |
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(1) be developed in cooperation with the Parks and |
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Wildlife Department; and |
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(2) meet the requirements necessary to receive a |
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hunter education certificate under Section 62.014(c), Parks and |
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Wildlife Code. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the State Board of Education shall develop the |
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curriculum guidelines required under Section 28.0121(b), Education |
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Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |