WEST virginia legislature

2019 regular session

Introduced

House Bill 2994

By Delegates Linville, Mandt, Criss and Pyles

[Introduced February 12, 2019; Referred
to the Committee on Education.]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia,1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-2-7d, relating to requiring cursive writing to be taught in grades K-5.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 2. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

§18-2-7d. Cursive writing to be a required course.

(a) The state Board of Education shall require all schools to teach cursive writing in grades K-5.

(b) this section shall be known as the “Woody Williams Writing Act.”

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require cursive writing to be taught in grades K-5.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.