House Bill 22-1168 Summary

• Permits Colorado public schools, charter schools, and boards of cooperative services to offer hunter education as an optional elective course to seventh-grade students for credit or no credit.

• Requires schools to enter into agreements with Division of Parks and Wildlife-certified providers to offer the course at no cost to the school or students, and schools must receive sufficient gifts, grants, or donations to cover any costs.

• Course must meet Division of Parks and Wildlife standards but is exempt from hands-on activity requirements; student participation in hands-on activities is optional and requires parental permission.

• Restricts possession on school property to inert firearms and dummy rounds only, defined as firearms incapable of discharging bullets or explosives.

• Allows hunter education courses completed under this law to count as alternative requirements toward obtaining a hunter education certificate under state licensing requirements.