The bill aims to revise the legislative goals for public education in Montana by emphasizing the importance of teaching cursive handwriting in schools. It amends Section 20-1-102 of the Montana Code Annotated (MCA) to include a new goal that mandates instruction in reading and writing in cursive handwriting for all students. This addition is intended to help develop cognitive and fine motor skills in young learners and ensure they can read original documents, such as the United States Constitution, which are essential for understanding the nation's history and government.

In addition to the new goal for cursive handwriting instruction, the bill also makes minor amendments to existing language in the legislative goals. Specifically, it replaces the phrase "built upon" with "built on," and changes "where" to "in which" in the context of financial literacy instruction. The bill is set to take effect on July 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
LC Text: 20-1-102
HB0445_1(1): 20-1-102
HB0445_1: 20-1-102