First Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2023)
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SENATE ENROLLED ACT No. 72
AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SECTION 1. IC 20-19-3-30 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2023]: Sec. 30. (a) Not later than October 1, 2023, each public
elementary school, including a charter school, and state accredited
nonpublic elementary school shall provide to the department the
following information:
(1) Whether the school provides instruction on cursive writing
to students of the school.
(2) If the school provides cursive writing instruction, the
grade level of students to whom the instruction is provided.
(b) Not later than December 1, 2023, the department shall:
(1) prepare a report regarding the information that the
department receives under subsection (a); and
(2) submit the report described in subdivision (1) to the
legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
(c) This section expires January 1, 2024.
SEA 72 — CC 1 President of the Senate
President Pro Tempore
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Governor of the State of Indiana
Date: Time:
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