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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
January 5, 2024 - Introduced by Senators Ballweg, Marklein, Nass, Taylor and
Wanggaard, cosponsored by Representatives Melotik, Behnke, Dittrich,
Edming, Goeben, Gundrum, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Myers, Nedweski,
O'Connor, Penterman, Schmidt and Vos. Referred to Committee on
Education.
SB873,1,4 1An Act to create 115.28 (55p), 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. m., 118.40 (2x) (b) 2. m., 118.60
2(2) (a) 10., 119.23 (2) (a) 10. and 121.02 (1) (k) 4. of the statutes; relating to:
3incorporating cursive writing into the state model English language arts
4standards and requiring cursive writing in elementary grades.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires the state superintendent of public instruction to incorporate
cursive writing into the model academic standards for English language arts. The
bill also requires all school boards, independent charter schools, and private schools
participating in a parental choice program to include cursive writing in its respective
curriculum for the elementary grades. Specifically, each elementary school
curriculum must include the objective that pupils be able to write legibly in cursive
by the end of fifth grade.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB873,1 5Section 1 . 115.28 (55p) of the statutes is created to read:
SB873,2,2
1115.28 (55p) English language arts standards. Incorporate cursive writing
2into the model academic standards for English language arts.
SB873,2 3Section 2. 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB873,2,64 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. m. If the contract is for the operation of a charter school that
5includes the elementary grades, a requirement that the charter school's curriculum
6include the academic objective in s. 121.02 (1) (k) 4.
SB873,3 7Section 3. 118.40 (2x) (b) 2. m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB873,2,108 118.40 (2x) (b) 2. m. If the contract is for the operation of a charter school that
9includes the elementary grades, a requirement that the charter school's curriculum
10include the academic objective in s. 121.02 (1) (k) 4.
SB873,4 11Section 4. 118.60 (2) (a) 10. of the statutes is created to read:
SB873,2,1312 118.60 (2) (a) 10. If the private school operates elementary grades, the private
13school includes in its curriculum the academic objective in s. 121.02 (1) (k) 4.
SB873,5 14Section 5. 119.23 (2) (a) 10. of the statutes is created to read:
SB873,2,1615 119.23 (2) (a) 10. If the private school operates elementary grades, the private
16school includes in its curriculum the academic objective in s. 121.02 (1) (k) 4.
SB873,6 17Section 6. 121.02 (1) (k) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
SB873,2,2118 121.02 (1) (k) 4. By July 1, 2024, include in a language arts curriculum plan
19under this paragraph the academic objective that pupils be able to write legibly in
20cursive by the end of grade 5. This subdivision does not apply to union high school
21districts.
SB873,7 22Section 7. Initial applicability.
SB873,2,2523 (1) Independent charter school contracts. The treatment of s. 118.40 (2r) (b)
242. m. and (2x) (b) 2. m. first applies to a contract that is entered into, renewed, or
25modified on the effective date of this subsection.
SB873,3,3
1(2) Private schools participating in a parental choice program. The treatment
2of ss. 118.60 (2) (a) 10. and 119.23 (2) (a) 10. first applies to an application to attend
3a private school under a parental choice program in the 2024-25 school year.
SB873,3,44 (End)
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