1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; providing for cursive instruction in elementary school; 
1.3 	appropriating money.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. CURSIVE HANDWRITING.
 1.6 	The commissioner of education must develop an elementary English language arts model 
1.7 	curriculum that is designed to enable students to develop legible cursive handwriting skills 
1.8 	by the end of grade 5. The commissioner must include instructional materials in the model 
1.9 	curriculum.

1.10 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
 1.11 	$....... in fiscal year 2020 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of 
1.12 	education for grants to school districts to adopt a cursive handwriting curriculum.