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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 873

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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)

English language 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) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Taylor (D) , Wanggaard (R)

17 cosponsors

Behnke (R) , Bodden (R) , Dittrich (R) , Edming (R) , Goeben (R) , Gundrum (R) , Melotik (R) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Myers (D) , Nedweski (R) , O'Connor (R) , Penterman (R) , Rozar (R) , Schmidt (R) , Vos (R)

Full history

  1. Jan 5, 2024 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Ballweg, Marklein, Nass, Taylor and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Melotik, Behnke, Dittrich, Edming, Goeben, Gundrum, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Myers, Nedweski, O'Connor, Penterman, Schmidt and Vos

  2. Jan 5, 2024 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Jan 17, 2024 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jan 31, 2024 · Senate

    Representative Rozar added as a cosponsor

  5. Feb 14, 2024 · Senate

    Representative Bodden added as a cosponsor

  6. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1