Assembly Bill A2701A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring instruction in cursive writing and memorization of multiplication tables as part of the basic education program

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A2701 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5140
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§817 & 818, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8651
2015-2016: A387
2019-2020: A2309, S1164

2017-A2701 - Summary

Relates to requiring instruction in cursive writing and memorization of multiplication tables as part of the basic education program.

2017-A2701 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2701
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. DINOWITZ, GALEF, MOSLEY, MONTESANO, DiPIETRO,
   RAIA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  ARROYO,  COOK,  CROUCH,  GOTT-
   FRIED, McDONOUGH, McLAUGHLIN, PEOPLES-STOKES, PERRY, RIVERA, TITONE --
   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:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding two new sections 817
 and 818 to read as follows:
   § 817. COURSES OF INSTRUCTION IN CURSIVE WRITING. THE STANDARD  COURSE
 OF  STUDY  SHALL  INCLUDE  THE  REQUIREMENT  THAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROVIDE
 INSTRUCTION IN CURSIVE WRITING SO THAT STUDENTS  CREATE  READABLE  DOCU-
 MENTS THROUGH LEGIBLE CURSIVE HANDWRITING BY THE END OF FIFTH GRADE.
   §  818.  INSTRUCTION  RELATING  TO MULTIPLICATION TABLES. THE STANDARD
 COURSE OF STUDY SHALL INCLUDE THE REQUIREMENT THAT STUDENTS ENROLLED  IN
 PUBLIC  SCHOOLS MEMORIZE MULTIPLICATION TABLES TO DEMONSTRATE COMPETENCY
 IN EFFICIENTLY MULTIPLYING NUMBERS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to  school
 years commencing on or after July 1, 2017.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03432-01-7

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2017-A2701A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5140
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§817 & 818, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8651
2015-2016: A387
2019-2020: A2309, S1164

2017-A2701A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring instruction in cursive writing and memorization of multiplication tables as part of the basic education program.

2017-A2701A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2701--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. DINOWITZ, GALEF, MOSLEY, MONTESANO, DiPIETRO,
   RAIA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  ARROYO,  COOK,  CROUCH,  GOTT-
   FRIED,  McDONOUGH,  PEOPLES-STOKES, PERRY, RIVERA, TITONE -- read once
   and referred to the Committee  on  Education  --  recommitted  to  the
   Committee  on  Education in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 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:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding two new sections 817
 and 818 to read as follows:
   § 817. COURSES OF INSTRUCTION IN CURSIVE WRITING. THE STANDARD  COURSE
 OF  STUDY  SHALL  INCLUDE  THE  REQUIREMENT  THAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROVIDE
 INSTRUCTION IN CURSIVE WRITING SO THAT STUDENTS  CREATE  READABLE  DOCU-
 MENTS THROUGH LEGIBLE CURSIVE HANDWRITING BY THE END OF FIFTH GRADE.
   §  818.  INSTRUCTION  RELATING  TO MULTIPLICATION TABLES. THE STANDARD
 COURSE OF STUDY SHALL INCLUDE THE REQUIREMENT THAT STUDENTS ENROLLED  IN
 PUBLIC  SCHOOLS MEMORIZE MULTIPLICATION TABLES TO DEMONSTRATE COMPETENCY
 IN EFFICIENTLY MULTIPLYING NUMBERS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to  school
 years  commencing on the first of July next succeeding the date on which
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03432-03-8

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