PRINTER'S NO. 83
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
106
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY DRISCOLL, ROZZI, BULLOCK, MURT, BARRAR, SIMS,
NEILSON, McNEILL, SCHLOSSBERG, STAATS, WARD, BIZZARRO,
PEIFER, EVERETT, V. BROWN, DONATUCCI AND FREEMAN,
JANUARY 23, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JANUARY 23, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
act relating to the public school system, including certain
provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
laws relating thereto," in terms and courses of study,
further providing for subjects of instruction and flag code
and for economic education and personal financial literacy
programs; providing for personal finance instruction and for
capstone course in personal finance as graduation
requirement; establishing the Personal Finance Education
Fund; and making an appropriation.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 1511 and 1551 of the act of March 10,
1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949,
are amended to read:
Section 1511. Subjects of Instruction; Flag Code.--In every
elementary public and private school, established and maintained
in this Commonwealth, the following subjects shall be taught, in
the English language and from English texts: English, including
spelling, reading and writing, arithmetic, geography, the
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