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MS SB2273
Bill
Status
4/13/2017
Primary Sponsor
Angela Burks Hill
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AI Summary
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State Board of Education must require all public school districts to include cursive reading and writing instruction in elementary education curriculum beginning with the 2018-2019 school year
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Students must demonstrate proficiency by creating readable documents through legible cursive handwriting by the end of fifth grade and pass a teacher-constructed competency test in both reading and writing cursive
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Cursive instruction must be implemented across the curriculum as part of basic elementary education standards
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Mississippi School for the Blind and Mississippi School for the Deaf are exempted from these requirements
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Act takes effect July 1, 2017
Legislative Description
Cursive reading and writing; direct State Board of Education to require in elementary education curriculum.
Last Action
Approved by Governor
4/13/2017