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IN SB0129

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/3/2019

Primary Sponsor

Jean Leising

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Origin

Senate

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Mandates cursive writing instruction in all Indiana public school corporation elementary schools, charter schools, and accredited nonpublic elementary schools, effective July 1, 2019

  • Adds cursive writing as a required component of language arts curriculum under IC 20-30-5-7

  • Repeals the existing permissive statute (IC 20-30-6.1-2) that allowed school corporations to optionally include cursive writing

  • Introduced by Senator Leising on January 3, 2019, and referred to the Senate Committee on Education and Career Development

Legislative Description

School curriculum. Requires each school corporation, charter school, and accredited nonpublic elementary school to include cursive writing in its curriculum.

Last Action

Senator Young M added as second author

2/7/2019

Committee Referrals

Education and Career Development1/3/2019

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