HB23 Summary

• Amends Section 16-6B-2 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to require cursive writing instruction in elementary schools.

• Mandates that handwriting instruction include cursive writing so students can create readable documents through legible cursive handwriting by the end of third grade.

• Maintains existing requirement that handwriting be taught in public elementary schools while specifying cursive as a required component.

• Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.