Bill Text: IA HF2356 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for access to feminine hygiene products in public school restrooms.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-02-07 - Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 212. [HF2356 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2356-Introduced.html
House
File
2356
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2356
BY
SRINIVAS
,
LEVIN
,
WILSON
,
ZABNER
,
SCHEETZ
,
MADISON
,
AMOS
JR.
,
B.
MEYER
,
BUCK
,
WESSEL-KROESCHELL
,
SCHOLTEN
,
JUDGE
,
JAMES
,
FORBES
,
CROKEN
,
BAGNIEWSKI
,
KRESSIG
,
BROWN-POWERS
,
ABDUL-SAMAD
,
and
CAHILL
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
access
to
feminine
hygiene
products
in
1
public
school
restrooms.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.84
Access
to
feminine
hygiene
1
products
——
restrooms.
2
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
shall
ensure
that
3
feminine
hygiene
products
can
be
accessed
by
students
without
4
cost
in
at
least
half
of
the
restrooms
in
school
buildings
in
5
the
district
where
students
in
grades
six
through
twelve
are
6
educated
and
that
the
supply
of
feminine
hygiene
products
is
7
refilled
regularly.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“feminine
8
hygiene
products”
means
sanitary
napkins,
tampons,
or
other
9
similar
items
used
for
feminine
hygiene.
10
Sec.
2.
STATE
MANDATE
FUNDING
SPECIFIED.
In
accordance
11
with
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
the
state
cost
of
requiring
12
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
included
in
this
Act
shall
13
be
paid
by
a
school
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
14
received
by
the
school
district
under
section
257.16.
This
15
specification
of
the
payment
of
the
state
cost
shall
be
deemed
16
to
meet
all
of
the
state
funding-related
requirements
of
17
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
and
no
additional
state
funding
18
shall
be
necessary
for
the
full
implementation
of
this
Act
19
by
and
enforcement
of
this
Act
against
all
affected
school
20
districts.
21
EXPLANATION
22
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
23
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
24
This
bill
requires
school
boards
to
ensure
that
feminine
25
hygiene
products
can
be
accessed
by
students
without
cost
in
at
26
least
half
of
the
restrooms
in
school
buildings
in
the
district
27
where
students
in
grades
6
through
12
are
educated
and
that
the
28
supply
of
feminine
hygiene
products
is
refilled
regularly.
The
29
bill
defines
“feminine
hygiene
products”
as
sanitary
napkins,
30
tampons,
or
other
similar
items
used
for
feminine
hygiene.
31
The
bill
may
include
a
state
mandate
as
defined
in
Code
32
section
25B.3.
The
bill
requires
that
the
state
cost
of
33
any
state
mandate
included
in
the
bill
be
paid
by
a
school
34
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
received
by
the
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school
district
under
Code
section
257.16.
The
specification
1
is
deemed
to
constitute
state
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
2
funding-related
requirements
of
Code
section
25B.2.
The
3
inclusion
of
this
specification
is
intended
to
reinstate
the
4
requirement
of
political
subdivisions
to
comply
with
any
state
5
mandates
included
in
the
bill.
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