2023-2024 Regular Session • South Carolina Legislature
H4709: Cursive writing coursework
Legislative Summary
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.
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Bill History
12/14/2023
Prefiled
House of Representatives
12/14/2023
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
House of Representatives
1/9/2024
Introduced and read first time
House of Representatives
1/9/2024
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
House of Representatives
1/23/2024
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McDaniel, Gilliard, Bernstein, Landing, Bustos, Hartnett, King, Herbkersman, Erickson, Bradley, Ballentine
House of Representatives
1/24/2024
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pedalino
House of Representatives
2/27/2024
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McGinnis, Schuessler
House of Representatives
2/28/2024
Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works
House of Representatives
2/29/2024
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hart
House of Representatives
2/29/2024
Read second time
House of Representatives
2/29/2024
Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-1
House of Representatives
2/29/2024
Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
House of Representatives
3/5/2024
Introduced and read first time
Senate
3/5/2024
Referred to Committee on Education
Senate
Roll Call Votes
House: Passage Of Bill
2/29/2024
107
Yea
1
Nay
9
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(12/14/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Education(Senate)
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 8
Republican: 10
Primary Sponsor
Michael Rivers
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (17)
Frank Atkinson
Democrat
Patricia Henegan
Democrat
Annie McDaniel
Democrat
Wendell Gilliard
Democrat
Beth Bernstein
Democrat
Kathy Landing
Republican
Joseph Bustos
Republican
Tom Hartnett
Republican
John King
Democrat
William Herbkersman
Republican
Shannon Erickson
Republican
Jeffrey Bradley
Republican
Nathan Ballentine
Republican
Fawn Pedalino
Republican
Timothy McGinnis
Republican
Carla Schuessler
Republican
Christopher Hart
Democrat