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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the inclusion of firearm safety instruction in the |
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required health curriculum for public school students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.002, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (u) to read as follows: |
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(u) In addition to any other essential knowledge and skills |
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the State Board of Education adopts for the health curriculum under |
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Subsection (a)(2)(B), the board shall adopt for the health |
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curriculum essential knowledge and skills that address topics |
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relating to firearm safety that: |
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(1) focus on accident prevention; |
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(2) promote the safety and protection of students; and |
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(3) emphasize how students should respond when |
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encountering a firearm. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024 |
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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, 2023. |