MI SB0664

Department of Natural Resources and Department of Education must adopt a model firearm safety instruction program by June 1, 2025, for grades 6-12 that is at least 10 hours in duration and taught by a certified hunter education instructor.

Instruction curriculum must include proper usage and handling of firearms, safe cleaning and maintenance, firearm types, safe hunting practices, and proper storage of firearms and ammunition.

School districts and public school academies may offer the instruction as an optional extracurricular class or as part of an existing course, with no firearms or ammunition allowed in school buildings.

Pupils and parents may request exemption from the instruction without penalty or loss of academic credit.

Students who complete the instruction satisfy the hunter safety course requirement needed to obtain a hunting license under Michigan law.