Bill Sponsor
Kentucky Senate Bill 167
Session 2024RS
AN ACT relating to public school students' communication skills.
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Apr 17, 2024
Sponsors
Republican
Lindsey Tichenor
Republican
Shelley Funke Frommeyer
Democrat
Gerald A. Neal
Republican
Mike Wilson
Republican
Max Wise
First Action
Feb 2, 2024
Latest Action
Apr 17, 2024
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
167
State
Kentucky
Session
2024RS
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Primary
Republican
Primary
Republican
Primary
Republican
Primary
Senate Votes (2)
Motion Text
Final Passage
Senate Roll Call Votes
Didn't Vote
Unknown
Meredith
Yes
Unknown
Nemes
Yes
Didn't Vote
Unknown
Smith
Yes
Didn't Vote
Unknown
Thomas
Yes
Unknown
Williams
Yes
Unknown
Wilson
Yes
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.
Sources
Record Created
Feb 2, 2024 9:41:12 PM
Record Updated
Jul 10, 2024 1:11:00 PM