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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session
HB4983Relating to an elective course on firearms safety for public high school students and a virtual course on firearms safety for the public.
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FirearmsotherAI label
↑Expands gun accessmodel confidence 80%
Creates and requires public high schools to potentially offer an elective course on firearms safety (with parental consent), and makes a virtual version available free to the public, so more education on safe firearm handling.
A school district or open-enrollment charter school that offers a high school program may offer to students in high school an elective course on firearms safety based on the curriculum guidelines developed under Subsection (c).
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Firearmsstorage minorsAI label
↑Expands gun accessmodel confidence 70%
The curriculum guidelines for the new high-school elective course must focus on accident prevention, promote safety and protection of students, emphasize how students should respond when encountering a firearm, and include hunter-education safety information, so more education on safe storage and/or
The curriculum guidelines must: (1) focus on accident prevention; (2) promote the safety and protection of students; (3) emphasize how students should respond when encountering a firearm; and (4) include the information contained in the firearms safety portion of a hunter education course under Section 62.014, Parks and Wildlife Code.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds an optional high-school elective and a free public virtual course on firearms safety, with curriculum focused on accident prevention and safe responses to encountering firearms (including hunter-education content). This expands access to firearms-safety education without adding any restrictions on ownership, purchase, carry, or storage. No other listed topics are substantively addressed.
Related bills
HB119Relating to designating August as Firearm Safety Awareness Month.=No change to gun access=No change to gun access Filed
HB609Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of making a firearm accessible to a child.↓Restricts gun access Filed
HB658Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of making a firearm accessible to a child; increasing a criminal penalty.↓Restricts gun access Filed
HB672Relating to civil liability arising from a firearm hold agreement.↑Expands gun access=No change to gun access Filed