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Committee Hears Broad Support for Bill Letting Michigan Schools Offer Hunter-Safety Classes
Summary
House Bill 4,285, sponsored by Representative Vanderwall, would allow schools to offer hunter-safety instruction for credit or as extracurricular programming; testimony emphasized safety training, voluntary adoption, DNR coordination and economic ties to hunting.
The House Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism heard testimony on House Bill 4,285, which would allow Michigan schools to offer hunter-safety instruction as an extracurricular program or as part of existing physical-education courses, sponsor Representative Vanderwall said.
Supporters from conservation and hunting groups told the committee the program would expand access to safety education, introduce more young people to hunting and support conservation funding. "Michigan United Conservation Clubs, our 40,000 members and 200 member clubs, want to speak today in support of House Bill 4,285," said Justin Tomei. He and other witnesses linked hunting participation to conservation funding…
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