BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 5650: Teaching cursive in schools

Requiring that cursive writing be taught in common schools.

Summary

Requires common schools to give instruction in cursive writing. Requires a school district board of directors, when it reviews or adopts its English language arts curriculum, to incorporate curricula to teach cursive writing.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to requiring that cursive writing be taught in common schools;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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