By: Curry, Kerwin H.B. No. 1085
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the offering of a lifetime recreation and outdoor
pursuits course to satisfy the physical education curriculum
requirements for public high school students.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 28.025, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (b-24) to read as follows:
(b-24) The State Board of Education, in consultation with
the Parks and Wildlife Department, shall develop curriculum
requirements for a lifetime recreation and outdoor pursuits course
that includes a hunter education component that a school district
may offer to students to satisfy the physical education credit
required under Subsection (b-1)(8).
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026
school year.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.