2021 -- H 5083 | |
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LC000654 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS | |
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Introduced By: Representatives McEntee, Caldwell, Ruggiero, Kazarian, and Felix | |
Date Introduced: January 22, 2021 | |
Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 16-21 of the General Laws entitled "Health and Safety of Pupils" is |
2 | hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 16-21-37. Availability of feminine hygiene products. |
4 | (a) By the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year, all public schools maintaining any |
5 | combination of classes from grade six (6) through grade twelve (12), inclusive, shall make feminine |
6 | hygiene products available in the school as follows: |
7 | (1) Feminine products shall be available in all gender-neutral bathrooms and any bathroom |
8 | designated for females; |
9 | (2) Feminine products shall be available at no cost to students. |
10 | (b) For the purposes of this section, "feminine hygiene products" includes tampons and |
11 | sanitary napkins. |
12 | SECTION 2. Chapter 13-5 of the General Laws entitled "Station Houses for Women" is |
13 | hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
14 | 13-5-11. Availability of feminine hygiene products. |
15 | (a) Beginning January 1, 2022, feminine hygiene products shall be made available to all |
16 | female inmates at no cost to the inmate. |
17 | (b) For the purposes of this section, "feminine hygiene products" includes tampons and |
18 | sanitary napkins. |
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1 | SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
OF | |
A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS | |
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1 | This act would provide that feminine hygiene products be provided in all public schools |
2 | and prisons. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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