Amend HB 2976 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 2, line 19, between "SECTION 3." and "Section", insert the following:
(a) Section 28.002(u), Education Code, as added by this Act, applies beginning with the 2023-2024 school year.
(b)
(2) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 28.002, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (u) to read as follows:
(u) In addition to any other essential knowledge and skills the State Board of Education adopts for the health curriculum under Subsection (a)(2)(B), the board shall adopt for the health curriculum essential knowledge and skills that address topics relating to firearm safety that:
(1) focus on accident prevention;
(2) promote the safety and protection of students; and
(3) emphasize how students should respond when encountering a firearm.