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TX SB2374
Bill
Status
3/12/2025
Primary Sponsor
Nathan Johnson
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AI Summary
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Establishes a grant program administered by the commissioner of education to provide free menstrual products (tampons and sanitary napkins) to female students in grades 5-12 at qualifying public school campuses
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Limits eligibility to school districts with campuses that receive federal Title I funding under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
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Requires grants to be distributed proportionately by September 1 each year based on the number of female students enrolled in grades 5-12 at qualifying campuses
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Mandates that menstrual products be made available through a female school counselor, nurse, or classroom teacher selected by the campus principal
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Allows funding through legislative appropriations as well as gifts, grants, and donations from public or private sources, with the program beginning in the 2025-2026 school year
Legislative Description
Relating to the establishment of a grant program for the provision of menstrual products at public schools.
State Finances
Last Action
Referred to Education K-16
3/25/2025