MN HF4752

Commissioner of education must make available a model firearm safety instruction program to school districts and charter schools by June 1, 2025, in consultation with the commissioner of natural resources.

Program must include at least 8 hours of instruction for grades 6-12, comply with Department of Natural Resources firearms safety course requirements, and be taught by a certified qualified person from the DNR Enforcement Division.

Instruction must cover proper use and handling of firearms, safe cleaning and maintenance, different types of firearms, and safe hunting practices.

School districts and charter schools may offer the course as an optional extracurricular course or integrate it into an existing school course, and students may request to be excused without penalty or loss of academic credit.

Firearms and ammunition are prohibited from being brought into school buildings as part of instruction, and students completing the course are considered to have met requirements for a firearms safety certificate under state law.