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HB 70 Delaware House · 149th General Assembly (2017-2018)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS.

Summary
Under current educational standards, students are no longer required to be taught cursive writing and many schools have abandoned teaching cursive writing to students. As cursive writing is still an imperative skill in many professions, this bill makes teaching cursive writing a requirement for all public schools in Delaware.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2017
House Passage
Jun 2017
Senate Passage
Jun 2017
Signed into Law
Aug 2017
Introduced Mar 9, 2017 Signed Aug 30, 2017
Floor votes · House Jun 8, 2017

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Aug 30, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 21, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 17 YES 2 NO 2 ABSENT
upper
Jun 14, 2017
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 3 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 9, 2017
Introduced
Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 8, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 1 NO 1 NOT VOTING 3 ABSENT
lower
Jun 8, 2017
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 1 to HB 70 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
May 17, 2017
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HB 70 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Apr 5, 2017
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 5 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits
lower
Mar 9, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House
lower
4 primary · 13 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AL
Andria L. Bennett
DDemocratic
DE
32
P
Photo of Brian Pettyjohn
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
DE
19
P
DH
Deborah Hudson
RRepublican
DE
12
P
MR
Margaret Rose Henry
DDemocratic
DE
2
Co
Photo of Bryant Richardson
Bryant Richardson
RRepublican
DE
21
Co
CB
Colin Bonini
RRepublican
DE
16
Co
Photo of Danny Short
Danny Short
RRepublican
DE
39
Co
Photo of Dave Lawson
Dave Lawson
RRepublican
DE
15
Co
Photo of Dave Wilson
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
DE
18
Co
Photo of Gerald Hocker
Gerald Hocker
RRepublican
DE
20
Co
HM
Helene M. Keeley
DDemocratic
DE
3
Co
Photo of Jack Walsh
Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
DE
9
Co
JL
John L. Mitchell
DDemocratic
DE
13
Co
Photo of Kim Williams
Kim Williams
DDemocratic
DE
19