Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
Act 933 of the Regular Session
1 State of Arkansas As Engrossed: S4/19/21
2 93rd General Assembly A Bill
3 Regular Session, 2021 HOUSE BILL 1611
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5 By: Representative Ennett
6 By: Senators J. Hendren, Irvin
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8 For An Act To Be Entitled
9 AN ACT CONCERNING FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS IN PUBLIC
10 SCHOOLS AND OPEN-ENROLLMENT PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS;
11 TO ALLOW PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND OPEN-ENROLLMENT PUBLIC
12 CHARTER SCHOOLS TO USE FUNDING TO PROVIDE FEMININE
13 HYGIENE PRODUCTS AT NO CHARGE IN EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL
14 AND OPEN-ENROLLMENT PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL; AND FOR
15 OTHER PURPOSES.
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19 TO ALLOW PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND OPEN-
20 ENROLLMENT PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS TO USE
21 FUNDING TO PROVIDE FEMININE HYGIENE
22 PRODUCTS AT NO CHARGE IN EACH PUBLIC
23 SCHOOL AND OPEN-ENROLLMENT PUBLIC CHARTER
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27 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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29 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 6, Chapter 18, Subchapter 7, is amended
30 to add an additional section to read as follows:
31 6-18-717. Feminine hygiene products Required to be provided.
32 (a) A public school or open-enrollment public charter school serving
33 students in grades six through twelve (6-12) shall inform public school
34 students of the availability of feminine hygiene products at no charge from
35 the public school or open-enrollment public charter school in a specified
36 location in the public school or open-enrollment public charter school.
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1 (b) As used in this section, "feminine hygiene products" means tampons
2 and sanitary napkins for use in connection with the menstrual cycle.
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