TITLE 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION 33000-65001›DIVISION 2. STATE ADMINISTRATION 33000-33804›PART 20. STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES 33000-33804›CHAPTER 1. State Board of Education 33000-33053›ARTICLE 2. Powers and Duties 33030-33043

§ 33042

California Education Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

The Legislature encourages school districts to comply with the State Board of Education’s English Language and Arts Writing Arts Strategies on cursive handwriting standards whereby pupils are expected to write fluidly and legibly. School districts are encouraged to teach methods of penmanship that may include, but are not limited to, the D’Nealian Method and the Palmer Method of penmanship.

(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 508, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)

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