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SB21-255

Free Menstrual Hygiene Products To Students

Concerning providing menstrual hygiene products at no expense to students, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
Session:
2021 Regular Session
Subject:
Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
Bill Summary



The act creates in the department of education the menstrual hygiene products accessibility grant program to provide awards to eligible grant recipients in order to provide menstrual hygiene products at no expense to students.

For the 2021-22 state fiscal year, $100,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the department of education to implement the act.

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Status

Introduced
Passed
Became Law

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Sponsors

Sponsor Type Legislators
Prime Sponsor

Sen. F. Winter
Rep. L. Herod, Rep. B. Titone

Sponsor

Co-sponsor

Sen. J. Bridges, Sen. J. Buckner, Sen. J. Danielson, Sen. K. Donovan, Sen. S. Fenberg, Sen. L. Garcia, Sen. J. Gonzales, Sen. C. Hansen, Sen. S. Jaquez Lewis, Sen. C. Kolker, Sen. D. Moreno, Sen. B. Pettersen, Sen. T. Story, Sen. R. Zenzinger
Rep. J. Amabile, Rep. J. Bacon, Rep. T. Bernett, Rep. S. Bird, Rep. A. Boesenecker, Rep. Y. Caraveo, Rep. L. Cutter, Rep. L. Daugherty, Rep. D. Esgar, Rep. A. Garnett, Rep. S. Gonzales-Gutierrez, Rep. E. Hooton, Rep. D. Jackson, Rep. I. Jodeh, Rep. C. Kennedy, Rep. S. Lontine, Rep. J. McCluskie, Rep. K. McCormick, Rep. D. Michaelson Jenet, Rep. N. Ricks, Rep. D. Roberts, Rep. E. Sirota, Rep. A. Valdez, Rep. D. Valdez, Rep. S. Woodrow, Rep. M. Young

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