education, and the humane treatment of birds and animals,
health, including physical education, [and] physiology[,] and
information regarding mental health, physical disabilities and
developmental disabilities, and music and art. Other subjects
shall be taught in the public elementary schools and also in the
public high schools as may be prescribed by the standards of the
State Board of Education. All such subjects, except foreign
languages, shall be taught in the English language and from
English texts: Provided, however, That, at the discretion of the
Superintendent of Public Instruction, the teaching of subjects
in a language other than English may be permitted as part of a
sequence in foreign language study or as part of a bilingual
education program if the teaching personnel are properly
certified in the subject fields. Each school district shall
provide and distribute to each pupil, enrolled in the eighth
grade of the public schools, one illustrated copy of the
National Flag Code, and shall, from time to time, make available
such copies as are necessary for replacements from year to year.
It shall be the duty of each teacher in the public schools to
make such use of the code as may, from time to time, seem
proper.
Section 2. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
Section 1555. Mental Health, Physical Disabilities and
Developmental Disabilities Education.--(a) The Department of
Education, in consultation the State Board of Education, shall:
(1) Develop, within twelve (12) months of the effective date
of this section, model curriculum for instruction in mental
health, physical disabilities and developmental disabilities .
The department shall, at a minimum, consult with the following
individuals in developing the model curriculum:
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