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SENATE
FILE
133
BY
PETERSEN
,
BISIGNANO
,
BLAKE
,
CELSI
,
DONAHUE
,
DOTZLER
,
TOWNSEND
,
WAHLS
,
BENNETT
,
and
WEINER
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
under
section
218.1
shall
make
period
products
29
available,
at
no
cost,
to
residents
or
patients
of
the
30
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
.
256.98A
Provision
of
period
products.
1
The
superintendent
of
the
Iowa
school
for
the
deaf
shall
make
2
period
products
available,
at
no
cost,
to
students,
staff,
and
3
the
public
in
the
restrooms
of
school
buildings
and
of
each
4
campus
building
frequented
by
students,
staff,
and
the
public.
5
As
used
in
this
section,
“period
products”
means
tampons
and
6
period
pads
for
use
in
connection
with
the
menstrual
cycle.
7
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
280.36
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
3.
Subject
to
funding
appropriated
for
this
purpose,
the
19
department
of
education
shall
reimburse
each
public
school
20
for
the
reasonable
cost
of
the
public
school
providing
period
21
products
pursuant
to
subsection
1.
22
Sec.
5.
NEW
SECTION
.
904.517
Provision
of
period
products.
23
The
department
shall
ensure
that
period
products
are
24
available
to
offenders
committed
to
the
institutions
specified
25
in
section
904.102
at
no
cost
and
in
a
quantity
and
as
26
appropriate
to
the
health
care
needs
of
the
individual
27
offender.
The
department
shall
also
ensure
that
period
28
products
are
available,
at
no
cost,
to
staff
and
the
public
in
29
the
restrooms
of
the
institutions.
For
the
purposes
of
this
30
section,
“period
products”
means
tampons
and
period
pads
for
use
31
in
connection
with
the
menstrual
cycle.
32
EXPLANATION
33
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
34
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
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This
bill
requires
period
products
to
be
available
at
no
cost
1
in
certain
buildings,
institutions,
and
facilities
under
the
2
control
of
the
state
and
in
schools.
3
The
bill
requires
that
the
entity
with
authority
over
a
state
4
building
shall
ensure
period
products
are
available,
at
no
5
cost,
in
the
restrooms
of
the
state
building.
6
The
bill
requires
institutions
controlled
by
the
director
7
of
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
to
make
period
8
products
available,
at
no
cost,
to
residents
or
patients
of
9
the
institutions
in
locations
and
as
appropriate
to
the
health
10
care
needs
of
the
residents
or
patients,
and
to
staff
and
the
11
public,
in
the
restrooms
of
the
institutions.
12
The
bill
requires
the
superintendent
of
the
school
for
13
the
deaf
to
make
period
products
available,
at
no
cost,
to
14
students,
staff,
and
the
public
in
the
restrooms
of
school
15
buildings
and
of
each
campus
building
frequented
by
students,
16
staff,
and
the
public.
17
The
bill
requires
the
board
of
directors
of
each
public
18
school
district
and
the
authorities
in
charge
of
each
nonpublic
19
school
to
ensure
that
period
products
are
available,
at
no
20
cost,
to
students,
staff,
and
the
public
in
the
restrooms
of
21
school
buildings.
Subject
to
funding
appropriated
for
this
22
purpose,
the
department
of
education
shall
reimburse
each
23
public
school
for
the
reasonable
cost
of
providing
period
24
products.
25
The
bill
requires
the
department
of
corrections
to
ensure
26
period
products
are
available
to
offenders
committed
to
the
27
institutions
at
no
cost
and
in
a
quantity
and
as
appropriate
28
to
the
health
care
needs
of
the
individual
offender.
The
bill
29
also
requires
the
department
of
corrections
to
ensure
period
30
products
are
available,
at
no
cost,
to
staff
and
the
public,
in
31
the
restrooms
of
institutions.
32
For
the
purposes
of
the
bill,
“period
products”
means
33
tampons
and
period
pads
for
use
in
connection
with
the
34
menstrual
cycle.
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