AL HR262

House resolution urging each county and city board of education to provide feminine hygiene products at no cost to students in grades 5-12 upon request for personal use.

Products to be available in each school building under the board's jurisdiction and include sanitary napkins and tampons.

Resolution cites studies showing one in five U.S. teenagers struggle to afford feminine hygiene products and one in four have missed classes due to lack of access.

References efforts of 13-year-old twins Brooke and Breanna Bennett, who created nonprofit "Women in Training" to distribute menstrual products to students in need.

Requires distribution of resolution to State Superintendent of Education, posting on State Department of Education website, and electronic distribution to all city and county superintendents for deliberation and action.