89R13493 KRM-D     By: Howard H.B. No. 3264       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the inclusion of firearm safety instruction in the   required health curriculum for public school students.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 28.002, Education Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (u) to read as follows:          (u)  In addition to any other essential knowledge and skills   the State Board of Education adopts for the health curriculum under   Subsection (a)(2)(B), the board shall adopt for the health   curriculum essential knowledge and skills that address topics   relating to firearm safety that:                (1)  focus on accident prevention;                (2)  promote the safety and protection of students; and                (3)  emphasize how students should respond when   encountering a firearm.          SECTION 2.  This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026   school year.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.