SB 1071
Requires each school district to ensure that the elementary and secondary schools provide instruction in cursive writing
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LR Number:
5693S.01I
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Last Action:
5/1/2020 - Second Read and Referred S Education Committee
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Effective Date:
August 28, 2020

Current Bill Summary

SB 1071 - This act requires each school district to ensure that the elementary and secondary schools provide instruction in cursive writing so that students can create readable documents through legible cursive handwriting by the end of the fifth grade, and pass with proficiency a teacher-constructed test demonstrating student competency in both reading and writing in cursive.

This act is identical to HB 1262 (2020) and a provision in HCS/SS/SCS/SB 528 (2020).

JOSIE BUTLER

Amendments

No Amendments Found.