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This bill allows Texas public school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to offer hunter education instruction as part of their high school graduation courses. The State Board of Education is required to develop curriculum guidelines for this instruction in cooperation with the Parks and Wildlife Department, ensuring that the curriculum meets the requirements for students to receive a hunter education certificate. The bill mandates that these curriculum guidelines be developed as soon as possible after the bill's effective date and will apply starting with the 2025-2026 school year. The instruction is optional for schools, meaning they are not mandated to offer the course but have the ability to do so if they choose. The curriculum guidelines must be designed to help students qualify for a hunter education certificate, which typically involves learning about firearm safety, hunting regulations, conservation, and responsible hunting practices. The bill will take effect either immediately if it receives a two-thirds vote in the Texas legislature, or on September 1, 2025, if it does not receive the necessary immediate approval votes.

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