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Committee sends bill requiring cursive proficiency by end of fifth grade to the House floor

2664650 · March 5, 2025
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Summary

Senate Bill 1044 would require Idaho students to be proficient in cursive handwriting by the end of fifth grade; the State Department of Education told the committee it does not view the bill as a major imposition on teachers. The committee voted to give the bill a due‑pass recommendation with one recorded nay.

Representative Tony Wisniewski presented Senate Bill 1044, which would require schools to ensure students are proficient in cursive by the end of fifth grade. Wisniewski said the bill would establish proficiency testing by the end of fifth grade and noted the State Department of…

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