Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 53G-5-414 - Required provision of period products in schools(1) As used in this section, "period products" means: (c) other similar products designed for hygiene in connection with the human menstrual cycle.(2) Beginning July 1, 2022, a charter school shall: (a) provide period products free of charge to students in each female or unisex restroom within an elementary, middle, junior, or high school or school facility which students use; and(b) inform public school students of the availability of the period products as described in this section.(3) To address the cost of the requirements of this section, a charter school shall: (a) use funds that the Legislature appropriates specifically for the provision of period products; and(b) incorporate the provision of period products into local ongoing capital operations and maintenance budgets no later than July 1, 2025.(4) The state board shall: (a) oversee the implementation of the requirements of this section; and(b) monitor compliance with this section.Added by Chapter 309, 2022 General Session ,§ 2, eff. 5/4/2022.