An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in terms and courses of study, providing for hunting and trapping education; and imposing duties on the Department of Education and the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
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Overview
This bill requires Pennsylvania public schools, starting in 2027, to offer a model program of hunting and trapping education to students in grades six through twelve. The program must include firearm safety instruction taught by certified instructors and cover topics like safe firearm handling and hunting practices. The Department of Education and the Pennsylvania Game Commission will collaborate to develop and administer this program, and schools may offer it as an optional class or incorporate it into existing courses.
Key provisions
- Requires public schools to offer hunting and trapping education to students in grades 6-12.
- Establishes a model program developed by the Game Commission and Department of Education.
- Mandates firearm safety instruction that complies with the Game Commission’s basic hunter-trapper education course.
- Requires instructors to be commission-certified hunter education instructors.
- Allows schools to offer the program as an optional class or integrated into existing courses.
- Provides for parental exemptions from the firearm safety instruction.
- Deems completion of the model program equivalent to the Game Commission’s basic hunter-trapper education course.
- Specifies reimbursement for school entities incurring costs related to the program.
Who is affected
- Public school students (grades 6-12)
- School districts and related entities (e.g., charter schools, cyber charter schools)
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