Bill Text: IA SF74 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the provision of period products.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-01-18 - Subcommittee: Bousselot, Jochum, and Schultz. S.J. 152. [SF74 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF74-Introduced.html
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BY
PETERSEN
,
CELSI
,
DOTZLER
,
JOCHUM
,
QUIRMBACH
,
T.
TAYLOR
,
DONAHUE
,
BENNETT
,
TRONE
GARRIOTT
,
WEINER
,
WINCKLER
,
BISIGNANO
,
and
WAHLS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
provision
of
period
products.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
8H.1
Provision
of
period
products.
1
1.
The
entity
with
authority
over
a
state
building
shall
2
ensure
that
period
products
are
available,
at
no
cost,
in
the
3
restrooms
of
the
state
building.
4
2.
For
the
purpose
of
this
section:
5
a.
“Period
products”
means
tampons
and
period
pads
for
use
6
in
connection
with
the
menstrual
cycle.
7
b.
“State
agency”
means
a
unit
of
state
government,
which
8
is
an
authority,
board,
commission,
committee,
council,
9
department,
or
independent
agency
as
defined
in
section
7E.4,
10
including
but
not
limited
to
each
principal
central
department
11
enumerated
in
section
7E.5.
However,
“state
agency”
does
not
12
mean
any
of
the
following:
13
(1)
The
office
of
the
governor
or
the
office
of
an
elective
14
constitutional
or
statutory
officer.
15
(2)
The
general
assembly,
or
any
office
or
unit
under
its
16
administrative
authority.
17
(3)
The
judicial
branch,
as
provided
in
section
602.1102.
18
(4)
A
political
subdivision
of
the
state
or
its
offices
or
19
units,
including
but
not
limited
to
a
county
or
city,
but
not
20
including
a
community
college.
21
c.
“State
building”
means
a
public
facility
or
building
22
owned,
leased,
or
operated
by
or
under
the
control
of
the
23
state
government,
a
state
agency,
the
state
department
of
24
transportation,
the
state
board
of
regents,
or
the
Iowa
state
25
fair
board.
26
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
218.101
Provision
of
period
products.
27
Institutions
controlled
by
the
director
of
health
and
28
human
services
specified
in
section
218.1
shall
make
period
29
products
available,
at
no
cost,
to
residents
or
patients
of
30
the
institutions
in
locations
and
as
appropriate
to
the
health
31
care
needs
of
the
residents
or
patients,
and
to
staff
and
the
32
public,
in
the
restrooms
of
the
institutions.
As
used
in
this
33
section,
“period
products”
means
tampons
and
period
pads
for
use
34
in
connection
with
the
menstrual
cycle.
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Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
270.4A
Provision
of
period
products.
1
The
superintendent
shall
make
period
products
available,
at
2
no
cost,
to
students,
staff,
and
the
public
in
the
restrooms
3
of
school
buildings
and
of
each
campus
building
frequented
by
4
students,
staff,
and
the
public.
As
used
in
this
section,
5
“period
products”
means
tampons
and
period
pads
for
use
in
6
connection
with
the
menstrual
cycle.
7
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
280.33
Provision
of
period
products.
8
1.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
public
school
district
and
9
the
authorities
in
charge
of
each
nonpublic
school
shall
ensure
10
that
period
products
are
available,
at
no
cost,
to
students,
11
staff,
and
the
public
in
the
restrooms
of
school
buildings.
12
2.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section:
13
a.
“Period
products”
means
tampons
and
period
pads
for
use
14
in
connection
with
the
menstrual
cycle.
15
b.
“School
building”
means
any
facility
that
is
owned
or
16
leased
by
a
public
school
district
or
nonpublic
school
over
17
which
the
board
or
authorities
have
care,
custody,
and
control.
18
Sec.
5.
NEW
SECTION
.
904.517
Provision
of
period
products.
19
The
department
shall
ensure
that
period
products
are
20
available
to
offenders
committed
to
the
institutions
specified
21
in
section
904.102
at
no
cost
and
in
a
quantity
and
as
22
appropriate
to
the
health
care
needs
of
the
individual
23
offender.
The
department
shall
also
ensure
that
period
24
products
are
available,
at
no
cost,
for
staff
and
the
public
in
25
the
restrooms
of
the
institutions.
For
the
purposes
of
this
26
section,
“period
products”
means
tampons
and
period
pads
for
use
27
in
connection
with
the
menstrual
cycle.
28
EXPLANATION
29
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
30
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
31
This
bill
requires
period
products
to
be
available
at
no
cost
32
in
certain
buildings,
institutions,
and
facilities
under
the
33
control
of
the
state
and
in
schools.
34
The
bill
requires
that
the
entity
with
authority
over
a
state
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building
shall
ensure
that
period
products
are
available,
at
no
1
cost,
in
the
restrooms
of
the
state
building.
2
The
bill
requires
that
institutions
controlled
by
the
3
director
of
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
make
4
period
products
available,
at
no
cost,
to
residents
or
patients
5
of
the
institutions
in
locations
and
as
appropriate
to
the
6
health
care
needs
of
the
residents
or
patients,
and
to
staff
7
and
the
public,
in
the
restrooms
of
the
institutions.
8
The
bill
requires
the
superintendent
of
the
school
for
9
the
deaf
to
make
period
products
available,
at
no
cost,
to
10
students,
staff,
and
the
public
in
the
restrooms
of
school
11
buildings
and
of
each
campus
building
frequented
by
students,
12
staff,
and
the
public.
13
The
bill
requires
the
board
of
directors
of
each
public
14
school
district
and
the
authorities
in
charge
of
each
nonpublic
15
school
to
ensure
that
period
products
are
available,
at
no
16
cost,
to
students,
staff,
and
the
public
in
the
restrooms
of
17
school
buildings.
18
The
bill
requires
that
the
department
of
corrections
19
ensure
that
period
products
are
available
to
offenders
20
committed
to
the
institutions
at
no
cost
and
in
a
quantity
21
and
as
appropriate
to
the
health
care
needs
of
the
individual
22
offender.
The
bill
also
requires
the
department
of
corrections
23
to
ensure
that
period
products
are
available,
at
no
cost,
to
24
staff
and
the
public,
in
the
restrooms
of
institutions.
25
For
the
purposes
of
the
bill,
“period
products”
means
26
tampons
and
period
pads
for
use
in
connection
with
the
27
menstrual
cycle.
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