Kentucky Senate Bill 167
Session 2024RS
AN ACT relating to public school students' communication skills.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Apr 17, 2024
Sponsors
5 Sponsors
Lindsey Tichenor
Shelley Funke Frommeyer
Gerald A. Neal
Mike Wilson
Max Wise
First Action
Feb 2, 2024
Latest Action
Apr 17, 2024
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
167
State
Kentucky
Session
2024RS
Gerald A. Neal
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Primary
Lindsey Tichenor
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Primary
Max Wise
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Primary
Mike Wilson
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Motion Text
Final Passage
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Meredith
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Smith
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Thomas
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Summary
Amend KRS 156.160 to require cursive writing to be included as a course of study in all elementary schools beginning in the 2025-2026 school year; create new sections of KRS Chapter 158 to establish a public high school graduation requirement that a student demonstrate the ability to sign his or her own name in cursive; direct the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to administer the section and create a waiver process for students physically unable to demonstrate a cursive signature; require all public high schools to offer a course in typing and cursive writing; direct Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to establish academic standards for the course; require successful completion of the course to be a graduation requirement from the 2025-2026 school year through the 2028-2029 school year.
Proposed Senate Committee Substitute 1
Proposed House Floor Amendment 1
Proposed House Floor Amendment 2
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04/17/2024
Senate
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 203)
04/12/2024
Senate
delivered to Governor
04/12/2024
House
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
04/12/2024
Senate
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
04/12/2024
Senate
received in Senate
04/12/2024
Senate
3rd reading, passed 87-10
04/12/2024
Senate
placed in the Orders of the Day
04/12/2024
Senate
taken from Rules
03/26/2024
Senate
floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed
03/22/2024
Senate
2nd reading, to Rules
03/21/2024
Senate
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
03/08/2024
House
to Education (H)
03/06/2024
House
to Committee on Committees (H)
03/06/2024
House
received in House
03/05/2024
Senate
3rd reading, passed 37-1 with Committee Substitute (1)
03/01/2024
Senate
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 05, 2024
03/01/2024
Senate
2nd reading, to Rules
02/29/2024
Senate
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
02/06/2024
Senate
to Education (S)
02/02/2024
Senate
to Committee on Committees (S)
02/02/2024
Senate
introduced in Senate
Sources
KY Legislature
Record Created
Feb 2, 2024 9:41:12 PM
Record Updated
Jul 10, 2024 1:11:00 PM