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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3727 By: Lowe (Jason) and West
(Tammy) of the House
and
Matthews of the Senate
An Act relating to schools; requiring students in the
third through fifth grades to receive instruction in
cursive handwriting; providing for competency in
reading and legibly writing in cursive by specified
time; providing for codification; providing an
effective date; and declaring an emergency .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 11-103.16 of Title 70, unless
there is created a duplication in numberin g, reads as follows:
Beginning in the 2024-2025 school year, each school district and
charter school shall provide instruction in cursive handwriting for
students in the third through fifth grades. The instruction shall
be designed to enable students to d emonstrate competency in reading
cursive and legibly writing in cursive by the end of fif th grade.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2024.
SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
Passed the House of Representatives the 6th day of March, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the Senate