Bill > HB1502

This bill requires school districts and charter schools in Missouri to provide instruction in cursive writing, ensuring that students can create readable documents through legible cursive handwriting by the end of the fifth grade. It also mandates that each student pass a teacher-constructed test demonstrating proficiency in both reading and writing cursive. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education may promulgate rules to implement these provisions, subject to the requirements of Chapter 536 of the Missouri Revised Statutes.