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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the offering of a lifetime recreation and outdoor |
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pursuits course to satisfy the physical education curriculum |
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requirements for public high school students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.025, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-24) to read as follows: |
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(b-24) The State Board of Education, in consultation with |
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the Parks and Wildlife Department, shall develop curriculum |
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requirements for a lifetime recreation and outdoor pursuits course |
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that includes a hunter education component that a school district |
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may offer to students to satisfy the physical education credit |
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required under Subsection (b-1)(8). |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |