1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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3 SENATE BILL 176 By: Young
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to schools; requiring certain schools
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8 restrooms; defining term; providing for codification;
8 providing an effective date; and declaring an
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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14 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-126 of Title 70, unless there
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15 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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16 A. Each school district and public charter school in this state
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17 shall make feminine hygiene products available, at no cost, in
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18 school restrooms designated for use by females.
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19 B. For the purposes of this section, “feminine hygiene
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20 products” means tampons and sanitary napkins for use in connection
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21 with the menstrual cycle.
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22 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023.
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23 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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24 of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
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2 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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