A 2450: Clarifies that the writing requirement that is part of compulsory education includes cursive writing.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2450 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 17, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, DiPIETRO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, McDONOUGH, PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring instruction in cursive writing and memorization of multiplication tables as part of the basic education program The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding two new sections 819 2 and 820 to read as follows: 3 § 819. Courses of instruction in cursive writing. The standard course 4 of study shall include the requirement that public schools provide 5 instruction in cursive writing so that students create readable docu- 6 ments through legible cursive handwriting by the end of fifth grade. 7 § 820. Instruction relating to multiplication tables. The standard 8 course of study shall include the requirement that students enrolled in 9 public schools memorize multiplication tables to demonstrate competency 10 in efficiently multiplying numbers. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to school 12 years commencing on the first of July next succeeding the date on which 13 it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02047-01-5