Pennsylvania HB17 mandates teaching English, arithmetic, geography, history, civics, and other subjects in public schools, and requires distribution.

Pennsylvania HB17 amends the Public School Code to specify subjects of instruction in public schools, including English, arithmetic, geography, U.S. and Pennsylvania history, civics, safety education, humane treatment of animals, health, and physiology. It also mandates music and art as part of the curriculum. The bill requires schools to distribute an illustrated copy of the National Flag Code to eighth-grade students and mandates teachers to use the code appropriately. The changes take effect 60 days after the act's passage.

Pennsylvania HB17 mandates teaching English, arithmetic, geography, history, civics, and other subjects in public schools, and requires distribution.

Pennsylvania HB17 amends the Public School Code to specify subjects of instruction in public schools, including English, arithmetic, geography, U.S. and Pennsylvania history, civics, safety education, humane treatment of animals, health, and physiology. It also mandates music and art as part of the curriculum. The bill requires schools to distribute an illustrated copy of the National Flag Code to eighth-grade students and mandates teachers to use the code appropriately. The changes take effect 60 days after the act's passage.