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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 435

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Relating to: incorporating cursive writing into the state model English language arts standards and requiring cursive writing in elementary grades. (FE)

School — Curriculum State superintendent of public instruction

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the state superintendent of public instruction to incorporate

cursive writing into the model academic standards for English language arts. The

bill also requires all school boards, independent charter schools, and private schools

participating in a parental choice program to include cursive writing in its respective

curriculum for the elementary grades. Specifically, each elementary school

curriculum must include the objective that pupils be able to write legibly in cursive

by the end of fifth grade.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Armstrong (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Dittrich (R) , Edming (R) , Knodl (R) , Magnafici (R) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Rozar (R) , Schraa (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tusler (R)

9 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Darling (R) , L. Myers (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Penterman (R) , Wanggaard (R) , Wichgers (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 6, Noes 4

Passed 6–4 Sep 23, 2021 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: PASSAGE

Passed 59–39 Sep 28, 2021 official source full page

Aye · 59

Nay · 39

Not voting · 1

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Oct 22, 2021 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jul 1, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Armstrong, Cabral-Guevara, Dittrich, Edming, Magnafici, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Rozar, Tusler, Schraa and Knodl; cosponsored by Senators Ballweg, Darling, Nass, Marklein, L. Taylor and Wanggaard

  2. Jul 1, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  3. Jul 7, 2021 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jul 9, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Wichgers added as a coauthor

  5. Jul 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative L. Myers added as a coauthor

  6. Aug 4, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Penterman added as a coauthor

  7. Sep 15, 2021 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  8. Sep 22, 2021 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  9. Sep 23, 2021 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 9-28-2021 by Committee on Rules

  10. Sep 23, 2021 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 6, Noes 4

  11. Sep 23, 2021 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  12. Sep 28, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  13. Sep 28, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Sep 28, 2021 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  15. Sep 28, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 59, Noes 39

  16. Sep 28, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Sep 29, 2021 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  18. Oct 8, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  19. Oct 8, 2021 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  20. Oct 22, 2021 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  21. Oct 22, 2021 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 10-25-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  22. Oct 25, 2021 · Senate

    Referred to committee on Senate Organization

  23. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1