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Committee clears bill allowing voluntary hunter‑safety instruction in public schools by DNR‑certified instructors
Summary
The committee approved House Bill 451, authorizing local boards to provide hunter-safety instruction in grades 6–12 using certified Georgia Department of Natural Resources instructors; participation is permissive and is intended to result in standard hunter-safety certification cards for students who complete the course.
Representative Buchanan presented House Bill 451, which would authorize (but not require) local boards of education to provide hunter‑safety instruction in grades 6–12. The instruction must be based on existing Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) hunter‑education courses and must be taught by DNR‑qualified instructors.
Buchanan said the bill is permissive: it “authorizes” local boards…
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