SB 167 KY

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Amend KRS 156.160 to require cursive writing to be included as a course of study in all elementary schools beginning in the 2025-2026 school year; create new sections of KRS Chapter 158 to establish a public high school graduation requirement that a student demonstrate the ability to sign his or her own name in cursive; direct the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to administer the section and create a waiver process for students physically unable to demonstrate a cursive signature; require all public high schools to offer a course in typing and cursive writing; direct Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to establish academic standards for the course; require successful completion of the course to be a graduation requirement from the 2025-2026 school year through the 2028-2029 school year.

• L. Tichenor Republican · primary
• S. Funke Frommeyer Republican · primary
• G. Neal Democratic · primary
• M. Wilson Republican · primary
• M. Wise Republican · primary

1. Feb 2, 2024 introduced in Senate · upper
2. Feb 2, 2024 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
3. Feb 6, 2024 to Education (S) · upper
4. Feb 29, 2024 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) · upper
5. Mar 1, 2024 2nd reading, to Rules · upper
6. Mar 1, 2024 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 05, 2024 · upper
7. Mar 5, 2024 3rd reading, passed 37-1 with Committee Substitute (1) · upper
8. Mar 6, 2024 received in House · lower
9. Mar 6, 2024 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
10. Mar 8, 2024 to Education (H) · lower
11. Mar 21, 2024 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar · upper
12. Mar 22, 2024 2nd reading, to Rules · upper
13. Mar 26, 2024 floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed · upper
14. Apr 12, 2024 taken from Rules · upper
15. Apr 12, 2024 placed in the Orders of the Day · upper
16. Apr 12, 2024 3rd reading, passed 87-10 · upper
17. Apr 12, 2024 received in Senate · upper
18. Apr 12, 2024 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate · upper
19. Apr 12, 2024 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House · lower
20. Apr 12, 2024 delivered to Governor · upper
21. Apr 17, 2024 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 203) · upper

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Acts Chapter 203 · PDF
• Current/Final · PDF
• Introduced · PDF