An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3727 By: Lowe (Jason), West (Tammy),
and Goodwin of the House
and
Matthews, Floyd, Stephens,
and Jett 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 .
SUBJECT: Schools
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
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
ENR. H. B. NO. 3727 Page 2
Passed the House of Representatives the 6th day of March, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the 16th day of April, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________