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KY HB95
Bill
Status
1/7/2026
Primary Sponsor
Lisa Willner
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AI Summary
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Public schools serving grades 6-12 must provide at least one type of menstrual product at no cost to students, available in at least 50% of female, handicap, unisex, or family bathrooms in each building
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Funding uses a three-tier system based on free/reduced-price lunch eligibility: districts with 70%+ qualifying students receive 100% reimbursement, 50-69% receive 50% reimbursement, and under 50% receive 25% reimbursement
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Schools must report annually to the Department of Education on products purchased and distributed, restock bathrooms at least every two weeks, and designate a compliance contact in each building
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Appropriates $2,000,000 per fiscal year for the 2026-2028 biennium to the Department of Education for program implementation, with total annual program costs capped at that amount
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Takes effect July 1, 2026 under an emergency declaration, with access to menstrual products linked to Title IX equal educational opportunity requirements
Legislative Description
AN ACT relating to the provision of menstrual products in schools, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
Effective Dates, Emergency
Last Action
to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
1/14/2026