SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE, Nos. 1783 and 2712
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
ADOPTED JANUARY 30, 2025
Sponsored by:
Senator ANGELA V. MCKNIGHT
District 31 (Hudson)
Senator SHIRLEY K. TURNER
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
Assemblywoman VERLINA REYNOLDS-JACKSON
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
Assemblywoman SHANIQUE SPEIGHT
District 29 (Essex and Hudson)
Assemblywoman ROSAURA "ROSY" BAGOLIE
District 27 (Essex and Passaic)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senators Holzapfel, Timberlake, Wimberly, Burgess, Ruiz, Assemblywoman Fantasia, Assemblyman Scharfenberger, Assemblywoman Flynn, Assemblymen Simonsen, McGuckin, Kanitra, Assemblywoman Carter, Assemblyman Sampson and Assemblywoman Lopez
SYNOPSIS
Requires instruction on cursive handwriting in public school curriculum for grades three through five.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee on January 8, 2026, with amendments.
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 grades 1[kindergarten] three1 through five. The curriculum shall include activities and instructional materials that help students become proficient in reading cursive and 1legibly1 writing in cursive 1[legibly]1 by the end of grade 1[three] five1.
2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall first apply to the first full school year next following the date of enactment.