South Carolina H 3578: Cursive writing coursework

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2025-2026 Bill 3578 Text of Previous Version (Apr. 08, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3578

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April 8, 2025

H. 3578

Introduced by Reps. Rivers, Spann-Wilder, 
Pedalino, Cobb-Hunter, Atkinson, McDaniel, M. M. Smith, Schuessler, 
Henderson-Myers, Gilliard, Waters, Garvin, Williams and Reese 

S. Printed 4/8/25--H.

Read the first time January 14, 2025

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING 
SECTION 59-29-15, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT CURSIVE WRITING BE TAUGHT IN 
PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, SO AS TO SPECIFY THAT THE CURSIVE WRITING 
INSTRUCTION MUST BEGIN IN SECOND GRADE AND CONTINUE IN EACH GRADE THROUGH FIFTH 
GRADE.

 Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 59-29-15(A) of the S.C. Code is amended to 
read:

 (A) In addition to the requirements 
that writing and arithmetic be subjects of instruction in each school district 
pursuant to Section 59-29-10, each school district shall:

 (1) 
provide instruction in cursive writing beginning in third 
grade and continuing in fourth grade and fifth grade to ensure that 
students can create readable documents through legible cursive handwriting by 
the end of fifth grade; and

 (2) 
require students to memorize multiplication tables to ensure that students can 
effectively multiply numbers by the end of fifth grade.

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval 
by the Governor.

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