Education - Public Schools - Instruction in Print and Cursive Handwriting
Sponsor: Delegate BotelerCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring, beginning in the 2021-2022 school year, each county board of education to require each public elementary school in the county to provide handwriting instruction that enables students to develop legible print handwriting by the end of the third grade and legible cursive handwriting by the end of the fifth grade.
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Testimony (14)
MGA witness listFAV 12FavorableUNF 2Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Dezmond, Barbara | MSC NAACP | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Battle, Dr. Edna | Maryland PTA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ceruolo, Richard | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cline, Lisa | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Boteler, Delegate Botelerlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Graham, Denise | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hembling, Liz | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hembling, Theodore | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Landsman, Lisa | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Messing, Jacqueline | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Subramanian, Asha | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Ortiz, Jeanettelobbyist | AACPS | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Woolums, Johnlobbyist | MABE | Written (PDF) |