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Assembly Bill A2450A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring instruction in cursive writing as part of the basic education program

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2025-A2450 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7743
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §819, Ed L

2025-A2450 - Summary

Requires instruction in cursive writing as part of the basic education program.

2025-A2450 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2450
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, DiPIETRO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
   A.  COOK,  McDONOUGH,  PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring  instruction
   in  cursive  writing and memorization of multiplication tables as part
   of the basic education program

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding two new sections 819
 and 820 to read as follows:
   §  819. COURSES OF INSTRUCTION IN CURSIVE WRITING. THE STANDARD COURSE
 OF STUDY SHALL INCLUDE  THE  REQUIREMENT  THAT  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS  PROVIDE
 INSTRUCTION  IN  CURSIVE  WRITING SO THAT STUDENTS CREATE READABLE DOCU-
 MENTS THROUGH LEGIBLE CURSIVE HANDWRITING BY THE END OF FIFTH GRADE.
   § 820. INSTRUCTION RELATING TO  MULTIPLICATION  TABLES.  THE  STANDARD
 COURSE  OF STUDY SHALL INCLUDE THE REQUIREMENT THAT STUDENTS ENROLLED IN
 PUBLIC SCHOOLS MEMORIZE MULTIPLICATION TABLES TO DEMONSTRATE  COMPETENCY
 IN EFFICIENTLY MULTIPLYING NUMBERS.
   §  2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to school
 years commencing on the first of July next succeeding the date on  which
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02047-01-5

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2025-A2450A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7743
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §819, Ed L

2025-A2450A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires instruction in cursive writing as part of the basic education program.

2025-A2450A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2450--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, DiPIETRO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
   A.  COOK,  McDONOUGH,  PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring instruction
   in cursive writing as part of the basic education program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 819 to
 read as follows:
   §  819. COURSES OF INSTRUCTION IN CURSIVE WRITING. THE STANDARD COURSE
 OF STUDY SHALL INCLUDE  THE  REQUIREMENT  THAT  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS  PROVIDE
 INSTRUCTION  IN  CURSIVE  WRITING SO THAT STUDENTS CREATE READABLE DOCU-
 MENTS THROUGH LEGIBLE CURSIVE HANDWRITING BY THE END OF FIFTH GRADE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to  school
 years  commencing on the first of July next succeeding the date on which
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02047-02-5

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