Reporting on school curriculum.
Summary
Provides the following: (1) Not later than October 1, 2023, each public elementary school and state accredited nonpublic elementary school shall provide to the department of education (department) information regarding whether the school provides instruction on cursive writing to students and, if cursive writing instruction is provided, the grade level of students to whom the instruction is provided. (2) Not later than December 1, 2023, the department shall prepare a report regarding the information and submit the report to the legislative council.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 9, 2023
Signed May 4, 2023
Floor votes · House Apr 13, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
10
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 4, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Apr 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 482: yeas 36, nays 13
upper
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 496: yeas 84, nays 0
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Introduced
Senate dissented from House amendments
upper
Apr 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 409: yeas 95, nays 0
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 182: yeas 42, nays 7
upper
Feb 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
4 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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