Bill Text: NJ S1221 | 2022-2023 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Establishes program in DOE to reimburse school districts for providing menstrual products in certain public schools and requires State to pay costs.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-08-23 - Approved P.L.2023, c.147. [S1221 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2022-S1221-Amended.html
Sponsored by:
Senator M. TERESA RUIZ
District 29 (Essex)
Senator VIN GOPAL
District 11 (Monmouth)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senator Cunningham
SYNOPSIS
Establishes program in DOE to reimburse school districts for providing menstrual products in certain public schools and requires State to pay costs.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Senate Education Committee on June 2, 2022, with amendments.
An Act concerning the provision of 1[feminine hygiene] menstrual1 products in public schools and supplementing chapter 33 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. As used in this section, 1["feminine hygiene] "menstrual1 products" mean tampons and sanitary napkins for use in connection with the menstrual cycle.
b. A school district shall ensure that students in each school educating students in grades 6 through 12, or any combination thereof, have direct access to 1[feminine hygiene] menstrual1 products in 1[all of the] at least 50 percent of female1 school bathrooms free of charge.
c. Any costs incurred by a school district in providing an adequate supply of 1[feminine hygiene] menstrual1 products to meet the needs of its students shall be borne by the State.
2. This act shall take effect in the first full school year following the date of enactment.