HB50 Summary

• Establishes a grant program administered by the State Department of Education to fund feminine hygiene products (sanitary napkins and tampons) for public school students at no cost.

• Eligible schools must serve grades 5-12 and receive Title I federal funding; grants are allocated on a pro rata basis based on the number of female students enrolled in those grades.

• State Superintendent of Education must certify available funds annually by September 1 and reimburse local boards of education for actual costs of products and dispensers, not exceeding each school's annual grant allocation.

• Participating schools must make feminine hygiene products readily available in women's restrooms used by grades 5-12 students or provide them through a female school counselor, nurse, or teacher selected by the principal.

• Grants begin in the 2022-2023 school year and continue annually; funding is contingent on legislative appropriations and nongovernmental donations, with unused funds carrying forward to future fiscal years.