103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB1286
 
Introduced 2/3/2023, by Sen. Jil Tracy
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:



105 ILCS 5/10-20.63
105 ILCS 5/34-18.56

 Amends the School Code. Provides that a school district may (instead of shall) make menstrual hygiene products available, at no cost to students, in bathrooms of every school building that are open for student use in grades 4 through 12 during the regular school day. Effective immediately.



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A BILL FOR
 


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1 AN ACT concerning education.


2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3represented in the General Assembly:



4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections 
510-20.63 and 34-18.56 as follows:

6 (105 ILCS 5/10-20.63)
7 Sec. 10-20.63. Availability of menstrual hygiene products.
8 (a) The General Assembly finds the following:
9  (1) Menstrual hygiene products are a health care 
10 necessity and not an item that can be foregone or 
11 substituted easily.
12  (2) Access to menstrual hygiene products is a serious 
13 and ongoing need in this State.
14  (3) When students do not have access to affordable 
15 menstrual hygiene products, they may miss multiple days of 
16 school every month.
17  (4) When students have access to quality menstrual 
18 hygiene products, they are able to continue with their 
19 daily lives with minimal interruption.
20 (b) In this Section:
21 "Menstrual hygiene products" means tampons and sanitary 
22napkins for use in connection with the menstrual cycle.
23 "School building" means any facility (i) that is owned or 
 
 
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1leased by a school district or over which the school board has 
2care, custody, and control and (ii) in which there is a public 
3school serving students in grades 6 through 12.
4 (c) A school district may shall make menstrual hygiene 
5products available, at no cost to students, in bathrooms of 
6every school building that are open for student use in grades 4 
7through 12 during the regular school day. 

8(Source: P.A. 102-340, eff. 8-13-21.)

9 (105 ILCS 5/34-18.56)
10 Sec. 34-18.56. Availability of menstrual hygiene products.
11 (a) The General Assembly finds the following:
12  (1) Menstrual hygiene products are a health care 
13 necessity and not an item that can be foregone or 
14 substituted easily.
15  (2) Access to menstrual hygiene products is a serious 
16 and ongoing need in this State.
17  (3) When students do not have access to affordable 
18 menstrual hygiene products, they may miss multiple days of 
19 school every month.
20  (4) When students have access to quality menstrual 
21 hygiene products, they are able to continue with their 
22 daily lives with minimal interruption.
23 (b) In this Section:
24 "Menstrual hygiene products" means tampons and sanitary 
25napkins for use in connection with the menstrual cycle. 
 
 
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1 "School building" means any facility (i) that is owned or 
2leased by the school district or over which the board has care, 
3custody, and control and (ii) in which there is a public school 
4serving students in grades 6 through 12.
5 (c) The school district may shall make menstrual hygiene 
6products available, at no cost to students, in bathrooms of 
7every school building that are open for student use in grades 4 
8through 12 during the regular school day. 

9(Source: P.A. 102-340, eff. 8-13-21.)


10 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
11becoming law.