2023 House Bill 4064

Education: curriculum; model program of instruction in cursive handwriting; create, and make optional for public schools.

A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “The revised school code,” (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1164c.

House Fiscal Agency Analysis

House Bill 4064 would amend the Revised School Code to allow the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) to develop or adopt a model program for cursive instruction. The bill would strongly encourage the department to complete this model program and make a list of model programs available to public schools no later than August 1, 2024.

Introduced in the House

Feb. 1, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Brenda Carter (D-53) and 22 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Laurie Pohutsky (D-17), Rachel Hood (D-81), Jim Haadsma (D-44), Jason Morgan (D-23), Alabas Farhat (D-3), Amos O’Neal (D-94), Stephanie Young (D-16), Cynthia Neeley (D-70), Emily Dievendorf (D-77), Kimberly Edwards (D-12), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Julie Rogers (D-41), Donavan McKinney (D-14), Samantha Steckloff (D-19), John Fitzgerald (D-83), Angela Witwer (D-76), Veronica Paiz (D-11), Ranjeev Puri (D-24), Tyrone Carter (D-1), Jaime Churches (D-27), Regina Weiss (D-6) and Kelly Breen (D-21)

Referred to the Committee on Education

April 11, 2023

Reported with amendment

1. Amend page 1, line 5, after “a” by inserting “list of”.

2. Amend page 1, line 5, after “model” by striking out “program of” and inserting “programs for the”.

3. Amend page 2, line 1, after “If” by striking out “a” and inserting “the list of”.

4. Amend page 2, line 1, after “model” by striking out “program” and inserting “programs”.

5. Amend page 2, line 5, after “incorporate” by inserting “at least 1 of”.

6. Amend page 2, line 5, after “model” by striking out “program” and inserting “programs”.

7. Amend page 2, line 7, by striking out “a” and inserting “the list of”.

8. Amend page 2, line 7, after “model” by striking out “program” and inserting “programs”.

9. Amend page 2, line 11, after “incorporate” by inserting “at least 1 of”.

10. Amend page 2, line 12, by striking out “program” and inserting “programs”.

April 13, 2023

Amendment concurred in by voice vote

Passed in the House 103 to 4 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

April 19, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Education