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| 1 | 1 | 89R13493 KRM-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Howard H.B. No. 3264 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to the inclusion of firearm safety instruction in the | |
| 10 | 10 | required health curriculum for public school students. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Section 28.002, Education Code, is amended by | |
| 13 | 13 | adding Subsection (u) to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | (u) In addition to any other essential knowledge and skills | |
| 15 | 15 | the State Board of Education adopts for the health curriculum under | |
| 16 | 16 | Subsection (a)(2)(B), the board shall adopt for the health | |
| 17 | 17 | curriculum essential knowledge and skills that address topics | |
| 18 | 18 | relating to firearm safety that: | |
| 19 | 19 | (1) focus on accident prevention; | |
| 20 | 20 | (2) promote the safety and protection of students; and | |
| 21 | 21 | (3) emphasize how students should respond when | |
| 22 | 22 | encountering a firearm. | |
| 23 | 23 | SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 | |
| 24 | 24 | school year. | |
| 25 | 25 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | |
| 26 | 26 | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | |
| 27 | 27 | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | |
| 28 | 28 | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | |
| 29 | 29 | Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |