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A00290 Summary:

A00290 Actions:

A00290 Committee Votes:

Committee:HEALTH   Chair:Gottfried      
DATE:01/15/2019AYE/NAY:24/1  Action: Favorable         
Gottfried
Aye
Raia
Aye
Schimminger
Excused
McDonough
Aye
Galef
Aye
Ra
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Garbarino
Aye
Cahill
Aye
Byrne
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Byrnes
Nay
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Ashby
Aye
Gunther
Aye
Rosenthal
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Jaffee
Aye
Steck
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Kim
Aye
Solages
Aye
Bichotte
Aye
Barron
Aye
Sayegh
Aye

A00290 Floor Votes:

A00290 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
 submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)



 
BILL NUMBER: A290
 
SPONSOR: Rosenthal L

 
TITLE OF BILL:
 
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to providing feminine
hygiene products in charter schools
 
 
PURPOSE:
 
This bill requires feminine hygiene products to be offered for free in
charter schools.
 
 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
 
Section one adds a new section 267 to the public health law.
 
Section two establishes the effective date.
 
 
JUSTIFICATION:
 
The 2018-19 New York State budget included a provision requiring that
all public schools provide feminine hygiene products free of charge in
public schools, for students in grades 6-12. This was a groundbreaking
step, showing New York State recognizes that menstruation should never
bar a student from academic or extracurricular opportunities. Unfortu-
nately, this budget provision did not extend to charter schools. Every
of-age student in New York State must have free access to feminine
hygiene products.
 
This legislation adds charter schools to the requirement that elementary
and secondary public schools serving grades six through twelve shall
provide feminine hygiene products in the restrooms of their school
building free of charge. It is critical that menstruation, a natural
biological function, does not serve as a barrier to opportunity for any
students of menstruating age in New York State.
 
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
 
2017-18: A.10601 - Reported to Ways and Means
 
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
 
Undetermined.
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.

A00290 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                           290
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       (Prefiled)
 
                                     January 9, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Health
 
        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to providing feminine
          hygiene products in charter schools
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Section 267 of the public health law, as added by section 1
     2  of  part  Q  of  chapter  56  of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as
     3  follows:
     4    § 267. Feminine  hygiene  products  in  schools.  All  elementary  and
     5  secondary  public  schools  and  charter  schools  in  the state serving
     6  students in any grade from grade six through grade twelve shall  provide
     7  feminine  hygiene  products  in the restrooms of such school building or
     8  buildings. Such products shall be provided at no charge to students.
     9    § 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.
 
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02158-01-9

A00290 LFIN:

 
NO LFIN

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