ASSEMBLY, No. 6010

STATE OF NEW JERSEY
218th LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman ANGELA V. MCKNIGHT
District 31 (Hudson)
Assemblyman RONALD S. DANCER
District 12 (Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean)
Assemblyman RALPH R. CAPUTO
District 28 (Essex)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywomen Reynolds-Jackson, Timberlake and Downey

SYNOPSIS
Requires instruction on cursive handwriting in public school curriculum.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.

(Sponsorship Updated As Of: 12/10/2019)

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AN ACT concerning instruction on cursive handwriting in the public
school curriculum and supplementing chapter 35 of Title 18A of
the New Jersey Statutes.
BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State
of New Jersey:
1. A school district shall incorporate instruction on cursive
handwriting into the curriculum for students in elementary schools.
The curriculum shall include activities and instructional materials
that help students become proficient in reading cursive and writing
in cursive legibly by the end of the third grade.
2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall first apply to
the first full school year following the date of enactment.

STATEMENT
This bill requires a school district to incorporate instruction on
cursive handwriting into the curriculum for students in elementary
schools. The curriculum will include activities and instructional
materials that help students become proficient in reading cursive
and writing in cursive legibly by the end of the third grade.
Some research suggests that learning to read and write in cursive
benefits the development of cognitive, motor, and literacy skills. In
addition, instruction in cursive handwriting has been associated
with improved academic outcomes for students with learning
disabilities such as dyslexia.