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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
543
BY
YOUNG
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
access
to
feminine
hygiene
products
in
1
public
school
restrooms
and
making
an
appropriation.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.87
Access
to
feminine
hygiene
1
products
——
restrooms
——
appropriation.
2
1.
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
shall
ensure
3
that
feminine
hygiene
products
can
be
accessed
by
students
4
without
cost
in
at
least
half
of
the
restrooms
in
school
5
buildings
in
the
district
where
students
in
grades
six
through
6
twelve
are
educated
and
that
the
supply
of
feminine
hygiene
7
products
is
refilled
regularly.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
8
“feminine
hygiene
products”
means
sanitary
napkins,
tampons,
or
9
other
similar
items
used
for
feminine
hygiene.
10
2.
There
is
appropriated
annually
from
the
general
fund
11
of
the
state
to
the
department
of
education
for
the
period
12
beginning
July
1,
2025,
and
ending
June
30,
2028,
an
amount
13
necessary
to
fund
the
full
cost
of
compliance
with
this
14
section
by
school
districts.
The
department
shall
establish
15
processes
for
school
districts
to
submit
the
documented
16
cost
of
compliance
with
this
section
to
the
department
on
a
17
quarter,
trimester,
or
semester
basis
and
for
the
department
18
to
reimburse
school
districts
for
such
costs.
The
department
19
may
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
administer
this
20
subsection.
This
subsection
is
repealed
July
1,
2028.
21
Sec.
2.
STATE
MANDATE
FUNDING
SPECIFIED.
In
accordance
22
with
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
the
state
cost
of
requiring
23
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
included
in
this
Act
shall
be
24
paid
by
a
school
district
from
funds
appropriated
by
section
25
279.84,
subsection
2,
as
enacted
by
this
Act,
and,
for
school
26
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2028,
from
state
school
27
foundation
aid
received
by
the
school
district
under
section
28
257.16.
This
specification
of
the
payment
of
the
state
cost
29
shall
be
deemed
to
meet
all
of
the
state
funding-related
30
requirements
of
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
and
no
additional
31
state
funding
shall
be
necessary
for
the
full
implementation
of
32
this
Act
by
and
enforcement
of
this
Act
against
all
affected
33
school
districts.
34
EXPLANATION
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The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
1
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
2
This
bill
requires
school
boards
to
ensure
that
feminine
3
hygiene
products
can
be
accessed
by
students
without
cost
in
at
4
least
half
of
the
restrooms
in
school
buildings
in
the
district
5
where
students
in
grades
6
through
12
are
educated
and
that
the
6
supply
of
feminine
hygiene
products
is
refilled
regularly.
The
7
bill
defines
“feminine
hygiene
products”
as
sanitary
napkins,
8
tampons,
or
other
similar
items
used
for
feminine
hygiene.
9
The
bill
appropriates
an
amount
necessary
to
fund
the
full
10
cost
of
compliance
with
the
bill
by
school
districts
from
the
11
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
department
of
education
for
12
the
period
beginning
July
1,
2025,
and
ending
June
30,
2028.
13
The
bill
directs
the
department
to
establish
processes
for
14
school
districts
to
submit
the
documented
cost
of
compliance
15
to
the
department
and
for
the
department
to
reimburse
school
16
districts
for
such
costs.
17
The
bill
may
include
a
state
mandate
as
defined
in
Code
18
section
25B.3.
The
bill
requires
that
the
state
cost
of
19
any
state
mandate
included
in
the
bill
be
paid
by
a
school
20
district
from
funds
appropriated
by
the
bill,
and,
for
school
21
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2028,
from
state
school
22
foundation
aid
received
by
the
school
district
under
Code
23
section
257.16.
The
specification
is
deemed
to
constitute
24
state
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
funding-related
25
requirements
of
Code
section
25B.2.
The
inclusion
of
this
26
specification
is
intended
to
reinstate
the
requirement
of
27
political
subdivisions
to
comply
with
any
state
mandates
28
included
in
the
bill.
29
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