WSB/4/4
Sponsored by Jaylin Adams, Ashley Shepherd, Megan Mickiewicz of Brentwood High School
This legislation was filed in the Education category
Presented as part of the YIG Volunteer 2024 conference
| 1 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE TENNESSEE YMCA YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT |
| 2 | |
| 3 | Section 1: Terms in this act will be defined as follows: |
| 4 | a. Menstruation Products: Any product that is used to catch a menstrual flow, this includes |
| 5 | products such as pads and tampons. |
| 6 | b. Periods: The periodic discharge of tissue and blood from the uterus. |
| 7 | c. 6- 12 grades: Refers to students in the sixth grade through the twelfth grade, generally middle |
| 8 | and high schools. |
| 9 | D. Public School: A learning institution that is funded by local, state, or federal governments. |
| 10 | |
| 11 | Section 2: All public middle and high schools, or schools with students grades 6-12, within the |
| 12 | state of Tennessee, will be required to offer menstruation products in every bathroom on their |
| 13 | campus. |
| 14 | |
| 15 | Section 3: Each school district will have the authority to determine the brand menstruation |
| 16 | products offered in their schools, given: |
| 17 | The products chosen have received approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). |
| 18 | The products provided must be offered in a variety in order to encompass the needs of every |
| 19 | student. |
| 20 | |
| 21 | Section 4: School districts will have the authority to determine the amount of products offered to |
| 22 | their students based on the number of students and bathrooms within the school. |
| 23 | |
| 24 | Section 5: At least twice each year, the Tennessee Department of Education shall survey |
| 25 | bathrooms within school campuses of every district in order to determine if the needs of students |
| 26 | are being met. |
| 27 | |
| 28 | Section 6: Students will have the right to report the lack of menstruation products in their |
| 29 | restrooms. This will be done by contacting the local school board or the Tennessee Department of |
| 30 | Education. |
| 31 | |
| 32 | Section 7: If enacted, no public middle or high school in the state of Tennessee may be exempt |
| 33 | from this requirement. |
| 34 | |
| 35 | Section 8: If enacted, schools and districts that do not abide will face a fine of $20,000 paid to the |
| 36 | state of Tennessee. |
| 37 | |
| 38 | |
| 39 | Section 10: If enacted, 50 percent of the state sales tax collected on feminine hygiene products |
| 40 | will be deposited in a separate account from which the state will fund 9,400,000 dollars each year |
| 41 | to be distributed among individual school districts. |
| 42 | |
| 43 | Section 11: All laws of parts of laws in conflict with this are hereby repealed. |
| 44 | |
| 45 | Section 12: This act shall take effect in August of the 2024- 2025 school year, the public welfare |
| 46 | requiring it. |
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