STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          10028

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 30, 2026
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        Introduced by M. of A. ANGELINO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Education

        AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to directing the commis-
          sioner of education to develop curriculum for firearm safety  instruc-
          tion in schools and provides for schools to be able to provide firearm
          safety instruction

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 819 to
     2  read as follows:
     3    § 819. Instruction relating to firearm safety. 1. The commissioner, in
     4  consultation with the commissioner of environmental conservation,  shall
     5  develop  curriculum  for  courses  on  firearm safety which shall be age
     6  appropriate and developed according to the needs and abilities of pupils
     7  in grades six through twelve. Such curricula shall be made available  to
     8  every school in the state.
     9    2.  The curriculum developed under this section shall include, but not
    10  be limited to:
    11    (a) Proper usage and handling of firearms.
    12    (b) Safe cleaning and maintenance of firearms.
    13    (c) Different types of firearms.
    14    (d) Safe hunting practices.
    15    3. Firearms or ammunition shall not be brought into a school  building
    16  as part of the firearm safety instruction.
    17    4.  The board of a school district may provide firearm safety instruc-
    18  tion following  the  curriculum  developed  under  this  section  as  an
    19  optional  extracurricular  class  for  any  pupil  in grades six through
    20  twelve in the school district or may provide the firearm safety instruc-
    21  tion as part of an existing course for the purpose of teaching  self-ex-
    22  pression and enjoyment of recreational activity.
    23    5.  Upon request from a pupil or the pupil's parent or legal guardian,
    24  the pupil shall be excused, without penalty or loss of academic  credit,
    25  from attending the firearm safety instruction.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    6.  A  pupil  who  completes the firearm safety instruction curriculum
     2  developed under this section is considered to have completed the  hunter
     3  safety  course required to obtain a hunting license under title seven of
     4  article eleven of the environmental conservation law.
     5    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.