HB2773

Requires school districts to provide instruction in cursive writing

Introduced·1/7/26
Introduced Text

Missouri HB2773 mandates elementary schools to teach cursive writing, ensuring students can write legibly by fifth grade.

Missouri HB2773 requires each elementary school to provide instruction in cursive writing, ensuring students can create readable documents through legible cursive handwriting by the end of the fifth grade. Additionally, students must pass a teacher-constructed test demonstrating competency in both reading and writing cursive. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education may create rules to implement these provisions.

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History

May 15

House

Referred: Emerging Issues(H)

Jan 8

House

Read Second Time (H)

Jan 7

House

Introduced and Read First Time (H)