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MI HB4285

MI HB4285
Education: curriculum; firearm safety instruction; provide for. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1163a.

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Introduced
03/25/2025
In Committee
12/18/2025
Crossed Over
06/04/2025
Passed
12/31/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
12/31/2025

Introduced Session

103rd Legislature

Bill Summary

AN ACT to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled ?An act to provide a system of public instruction and elementary and secondary schools; to revise, consolidate, and clarify the laws relating to elementary and secondary education; to provide for the organization, regulation, and maintenance of schools, school districts, public school academies, intermediate school districts, and other public school entities; to prescribe rights, powers, duties, and privileges of schools, school districts, public school academies, intermediate school districts, and other public school entities; to provide for the regulation of school teachers and certain other school employees; to provide for school elections and to prescribe powers and duties with respect thereto; to provide for the levy and collection of taxes; to provide for the borrowing of money and issuance of bonds and other evidences of indebtedness; to establish a fund and provide for expenditures from that fund; to make appropriations for certain purposes; to provide for and prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments, the state board of education, and certain other boards and officials; to provide for licensure of boarding schools; to prescribe penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,? (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1163a.

AI Summary

This bill requires the Michigan Department of Education, in collaboration with the Department of Natural Resources, to develop a model firearm safety instruction program for students in grades 6-12 by September 1, 2025. The instruction must be taught by a certified hunter education instructor and cover topics such as proper firearm usage, safe handling, cleaning, maintenance, types of firearms, and safe hunting practices. Schools can offer this as an optional extracurricular class or as part of an existing course, but no actual firearms or ammunition are permitted in the school building during instruction. Students may opt out of the class without academic penalty if they or their parents request to be excused. Importantly, students who complete the course will be considered to have satisfied the hunter safety course requirement for obtaining a hunting license. The program aims to educate students about firearm safety in a structured, controlled educational environment, with a focus on responsible handling and understanding of firearms.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (46)

Curt VanderWall (R)*,  Greg Alexander (R),  Joe Aragona (R),  Brian BeGole (R),  Timmy Beson (R),  Matthew Bierlein (R),  Karl Bohnak (R),  Ken Borton (R),  Julie Brixie (D),  Will Bruck (R),  Cam Cavitt (R),  Jennifer Conlin (D),  Jay DeBoyer (R),  Jim DeSana (R),  Parker Fairbairn (R),  Joseph Fox (R),  Phil Green (R),  Jaime Greene (R),  Mike Harris (R),  Mike Hoadley (R),  Nancy Jenkins-Arno (R),  Gina Johnsen (R),  Tom Kuhn (R),  Tom Kunse (R),  Rylee Linting (R),  Greg Markkanen (R),  David Martin (R),  Mike McFall (D),  Mike Mueller (R),  Jerry Neyer (R),  Amos O'Neal (D),  Pat Outman (R),  Joseph Pavlov (R),  David Prestin (R),  Angela Rigas (R),  Josh Schriver (R),  Brad Slagh (R),  Samantha Steckloff (D),  Donni Steele (R),  Jamie Thompson (R),  Mark Tisdel (R),  Greg VanWoerkom (R),  Jason Woolford (R),  Jennifer Wortz (R),  Doug Wozniak (R),  Stephanie Young (D), 

Last Action

Assigned Pa 48'25 (on 12/31/2025)

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