SECOND4925H02.04H REGULARHB SESSION2115 HOUSEHouse COMMITTEE_____________________________________________________ SUBSTITUTEAmendment FORNO.____ HOUSEOffered BILLBy NOS._____________________________________ ___________________________________ AMEND House Committee Substitute for House Bill Nos.

2115 & 18761876, 103RDPage GENERAL1, ASSEMBLYSection 4925H.02C170.025, JOSEPHLines ENGLER,2-3, Chief Clerk AN ACT To amend chapter 170, RSMo, by addingdeleting theretoall oneof newthe sectionsaid relatinglines toand instructioninserting in cursivelieu writing.thereof the following:

Be4 it"(1) enactedFor byany thestudent Generalin Assemblygrades offive to seven the stateschool ofdistrict Missouri,or ascharter follows:school shall provide instruction that includes cursive writing, in a manner determined by the";

Sectionand A.7 Further amend said bill, page, and section, Line 8, by deleting the phrase "in grade five" and inserting in lieu thereof the phrase "as a graduation requirement before the completion of high school";

Chapterand 170,Further RSMo,amend issaid amendedbill by addingamending theretothe onetitle, newenacting section,clause, toand beintersectional knownreferences asaccordingly. section 170.025, to read as follows:

170.025.Action Taken___________________________________________ Date __________________ Page 1 of 1

1.

Each school district and charter school shall ensure that:

(1) Each elementary school under the control of such school district or charter school provides instruction that includes cursive writing, in a manner determined by the district or charter school, so that students can demonstrate an ability to read documents written in cursive and create readable documents through legible cursive handwriting;

and (2) Beginning in the 2028-29 school year and for all subsequent school years, each student in grade five takes a teacher-constructed test to demonstrate the student's competency in both reading and writing cursive.

2.

Each local school board or governing board of a charter school shall be responsible for the approval and adoption of curriculum and standards for competency that will be used by the school district or charter school.

✔ EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted from the law.

Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.