South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026
Bill 3578
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Indicates Matter Stricken Indicates New Matter Amended April 8, 2025 H. 3578 Introduced by Reps. Rivers, Spann-Wilder, Pedalino, Cobb-Hunter, Atkinson, McDaniel, M. M. Smith, Schuessler, Henderson-Myers, Gilliard, Waters, Garvin, Williams and Reese S. Printed 4/8/25--H. Read the first time January 14, 2025 ________
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
Amended
April 8, 2025
H. 3578
Introduced by Reps. Rivers, Spann-Wilder, Pedalino, Cobb-Hunter, Atkinson, McDaniel, M. M. Smith, Schuessler, Henderson-Myers, Gilliard, Waters, Garvin, Williams and Reese
S. Printed 4/8/25--H.
Read the first time January 14, 2025
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A bill TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-29-15, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT CURSIVE WRITING BE TAUGHT IN PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, SO AS TO SPECIFY THAT THE CURSIVE WRITING INSTRUCTION MUST BEGIN IN SECOND GRADE AND CONTINUE IN EACH GRADE THROUGH FIFTH GRADE. Amend Title To Conform Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: SECTION 1. Section 59-29-15(A) of the S.C. Code is amended to read: (A) In addition to the requirements that writing and arithmetic be subjects of instruction in each school district pursuant to Section 59-29-10, each school district shall: (1) provide instruction in cursive writing beginning in third grade and continuing in fourth grade and fifth grade to ensure that students can create readable documents through legible cursive handwriting by the end of fifth grade; and (2) require students to memorize multiplication tables to ensure that students can effectively multiply numbers by the end of fifth grade. SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. ----XX----
A bill
TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-29-15, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT CURSIVE WRITING BE TAUGHT IN PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, SO AS TO SPECIFY THAT THE CURSIVE WRITING INSTRUCTION MUST BEGIN IN SECOND GRADE AND CONTINUE IN EACH GRADE THROUGH FIFTH GRADE.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-29-15(A) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:
(A) In addition to the requirements that writing and arithmetic be subjects of instruction in each school district pursuant to Section 59-29-10, each school district shall:
(1) provide instruction in cursive writing beginning in third grade and continuing in fourth grade and fifth grade to ensure that students can create readable documents through legible cursive handwriting by the end of fifth grade; and
(2) require students to memorize multiplication tables to ensure that students can effectively multiply numbers by the end of fifth grade.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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