The bill, S.B. No. 674, proposes the addition of a new section, 28.0121, to the Education Code, which allows public high school districts and open-enrollment charter schools in Texas to offer hunter education instruction as part of their high school curriculum. This instruction must be based on curriculum guidelines developed by the State Board of Education in collaboration with the Parks and Wildlife Department. The guidelines are required to meet the standards necessary for students to obtain a hunter education certificate as outlined in the Parks and Wildlife Code.

The implementation of this hunter education program is set to begin in the 2025-2026 school year, with the State Board of Education tasked with developing the necessary curriculum guidelines as soon as practicable after the bill's effective date. The bill will take effect immediately if it receives a two-thirds majority vote in both houses; otherwise, it will become effective on September 1, 2025.

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