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.