H 5083 - Requires Feminine Hygiene Products in Prisons and Public Schools - Rhode Island Key Vote

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Title: Requires Feminine Hygiene Products in Prisons and Public Schools

Title: Requires Feminine Hygiene Products in Prisons and Public Schools

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Title: Requires Feminine Hygiene Products in Prisons and Public Schools

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires feminine hygiene products be available in both prisons and public schools.

Highlights:

 

  • Defines “feminine hygiene products” to include tampons and sanitary napkins (Sec. 1).

  • Establishes that by the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year, all public schools maintaining any combination of classes from grade 5 through grade 12 are to make feminine hygiene products available in the school as follows (Sec. 1):

    • Feminine products will be available in all gender-neutral bathrooms and any bathroom designated for females; and

    • Feminine products shall be available at no cost to students.

  • Specifies that this act will take effect upon passage (Sec. 2).

Title: Requires Feminine Hygiene Products in Prisons and Public Schools

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