CA AR112

Designates May 23, 2022, to May 29, 2022, as Period Poverty Awareness Week in California

Recognizes that approximately one in four women, girls, and menstruators struggle to afford period supplies each month, and one in five miss work or school due to insufficient access

Acknowledges California's prior legislative efforts to address period poverty, including Assembly Bill 10 (free menstrual products in schools grades 6-12), Assembly Bill 367 (free products at public colleges), permanent repeal of the period product tax, and $2,000,000 in funding for pilot distributions in Los Angeles and San Diego counties

Notes that period poverty is a public health issue that exacerbates economic disadvantage and can lead to infections when people resort to unsafe alternatives

Calls for further action to address period poverty in correctional institutions and increase menstrual product availability in libraries, public buildings, parks, and transit hubs