(a) In this section, “Program” means the Wildlife Conservation, Education, and Outreach Program.
(b) There is a Wildlife Conservation, Education, and Outreach Program in the Department.
(c) The purpose of the Program is to:
(1) Provide outreach on outdoor recreation and stewardship to suburban and exurban community leaders, organizations, schools, and universities;
(2) Connect elementary and middle school students, their parents, and university students located in suburban and exurban areas to outdoor recreation and stewardship opportunities;
(3) Foster interest in the use of private land and undeveloped public land for outdoor recreation; and
(4) Foster interest in hunting and wildlife conservation.
(d) The Department, in consultation with Program staff, shall develop a plan to increase engagement of communities that historically have not had access to hunting and conservation programs and engagement of veterans in:
(1) Outdoor recreation and stewardship;
(2) Hunting; and
(3) Wildlife conservation.