Requires school districts to provide instruction in cursive writing
HB 346 requires all elementary schools in the state to teach cursive writing, ensuring students can produce readable cursive documents by the end of fifth grade. It mandates that students pass a teacher-created test demonstrating both reading and writing proficiency in cursive. The bill applies directly to elementary students and school districts, with the Department of Education allowed to create implementing rules. The law focuses on concrete instructional requirements and assessment standards, not broader educational reforms.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 3, 2024
Last action May 15, 2025
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Committee
1
May 15, 2025
Committee
Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
lower
Dec 3, 2024
Introduced
Prefiled (H)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Renee Reuter
RRepublican
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