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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 431

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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 Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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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: Ballweg (R) , Darling (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Wanggaard (R)

16 cosponsors

Armstrong (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Dittrich (R) , Edming (R) , Knodl (R) , L. Myers (D) , Magnafici (R) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Penterman (R) , Rozar (R) , Schraa (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tusler (R) , Wichgers (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 4, Noes 3

Passed 4–3 Sep 24, 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. Jun 24, 2021 · Senate

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

  2. Jun 24, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Jul 1, 2021 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jul 12, 2021 · Senate

    Representative Wichgers added as a cosponsor

  5. Jul 21, 2021 · Senate

    Representative L. Myers added as a cosponsor

  6. Aug 4, 2021 · Senate

    Representative Penterman added as a cosponsor

  7. Sep 23, 2021 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  8. Sep 24, 2021 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 4, Noes 3

  9. Sep 24, 2021 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1