Requires school districts to provide instruction in cursive writing

This bill requires elementary school districts to teach cursive writing to ensure students can produce legible cursive handwriting by the end of fifth grade. It mandates that each student pass a teacher-created test demonstrating proficiency in both reading and writing cursive before completing the requirement. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is authorized to create rules to implement these provisions, subject to standard administrative review processes. The legislation directly affects public and charter elementary schools and their students, establishing a specific skill benchmark for handwriting instruction.