HB23 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Dickie Drake

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Education, public elementary school, instruction in handwriting, cursive writing by end of third grade year, Sec. 16-6B-2 am'd.

Summary

HB23 would require public elementary schools in Alabama to teach cursive handwriting by the end of the third grade.

What This Bill Does

It amends Section 16-6B-2 to ensure handwriting instruction includes cursive writing and that students can produce legible cursive by the end of third grade. The change requires schools to implement this part of handwriting instruction and directs the state and local boards to adopt policies to support the full curriculum requirements. It ties cursive instruction to the broader core curriculum framework established for Alabama public schools.

Who It Affects

• Public elementary school students in Alabama: must receive handwriting instruction that includes cursive writing by the end of the third grade.
• Teachers, principals, and local boards of education: must implement the cursive handwriting requirement and ensure curricula and instruction meet the new standard.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 16-6B-2 to require handwriting instruction in elementary school to include cursive writing and to be completed by the end of the third grade.
• States that instruction in handwriting shall include cursive writing so students can create readable documents through legible cursive by the end of the third grade.
• The State Board of Education shall adopt policies, procedures, rules, regulations, and standards to implement the required courses and accordingly guide schools in this change, with execution phased in as part of the core curriculum.

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Subjects

Schools