BILL NUMBER: S6227
SPONSOR: MARTINEZ
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the education law, in relation to including menstrual
disorders in the health education curriculum in public schools
 
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this bill is to increase awareness and education about
menstrual disorders, particularly endometriosis, which impacts roughly 1
in 10 women.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Adds Section 804-e to the education law, giving power to the
commissioner to promulgate rules and regulations for instruction on
menstrual disorders, including endometriosis, and guidance on what
curriculum should cover.
Section 2. Provides the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
The purpose of this bill is to increase awareness for endometriosis and
other menstrual disorders impacting women which are often overlooked.
Endometriosis is a condition that causes extra tissue growth around the
uterus and often leads to infertility, impacting roughly 1 in 10 women
in Americas(1). However, despite the large number of people impacted by
this disorder, it often gets overlooked or misdiagnosed by medical
professionals and the average time to diagnosis is 7-10 years (2). Many
are unaware endometriosis exists. This bill aims to increase awareness
by giving the Commissioner of Education the power to create health
curriculum instruction covering menstrual disorders and provides general
guidance on what curriculum should include, like the importance of
menstrual health.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding the date
on which it shall have become a law.
1 https://www.endofound.org/endometriosis-a-to-z
2 https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/endometriosis