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BILL AS INTRODUCED                                                        H.699
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                                        H.699
 Introduced by Representative Minier of South Burlington
 Referred to Committee on
 Date:
 Subject: Education; health and safety; school bathrooms; menstrual products
 Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to amend the
 requirement under 16 V.S.A. § 1432 that schools provide students access to
 menstrual products by requiring school districts and approved independent
 schools to provide menstrual products in all gender-neutral bathrooms and
 bathrooms designated for female students that are generally used by students
 who are eight years of age or older.
    An act relating to the availability of menstrual products in schools
 It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
 Sec. 1. 16 V.S.A. § 1432 is amended to read:
 § 1432. MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS
    (a) By enacting this statute, the General Assembly intends to ensure that all
 students attending a public school or an approved independent school have
 access to menstrual products at no cost and without having to request them.
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    (b)(1) A school district and an approved independent school shall make
 menstrual products available at no cost for each school within the district or
 under the jurisdiction of the board of the independent school in:
          (A) a majority of all gender-neutral bathrooms and bathrooms
 designated for female students that are generally used by students who are
 eight years of age or older; and
          (B) the school nurse’s office.
       (2) The school district or independent school, in consultation with the
 school nurse who provides services to the school, shall determine which of the
 gender-neutral bathrooms and bathrooms designated for female students to
 stock with menstrual products and which brands to use.
    (c) School districts and approved independent schools shall bear the cost of
 supplying menstrual products and may seek grants or partner with a nonprofit
 or community-based organization to fulfill this obligation.
 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE
    This act shall take effect on July 1, 2024.
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Statutes affected: 
As Introduced: 16-1432