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| Public Act 102-0340 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections | ||||
10-20.63 and 34-18.56 as follows: | ||||
(105 ILCS 5/10-20.63) | ||||
Sec. 10-20.63. Availability of menstrual feminine hygiene | ||||
products. | ||||
(a) The General Assembly finds the following: | ||||
(1) Menstrual Feminine hygiene products are a health | ||||
care necessity and not an item that can be foregone or | ||||
substituted easily. | ||||
(2) Access to menstrual feminine hygiene products is a | ||||
serious and ongoing need in this State. | ||||
(3) When students do not have access to affordable | ||||
menstrual feminine hygiene products, they may miss | ||||
multiple days of school every month. | ||||
(4) When students have access to quality menstrual | ||||
feminine hygiene products, they are able to continue with | ||||
their daily lives with minimal interruption. | ||||
(b) In this Section: | ||||
"Menstrual hygiene products" "Feminine hygiene products" | ||||
means tampons and sanitary napkins for use in connection with | ||||
the menstrual cycle. | ||
"School building" means any facility (i) that is owned or | ||
leased by a school district or over which the school board has | ||
care, custody, and control and (ii) in which there is a public | ||
school serving students in grades 6 through 12. | ||
(c) A school district shall make menstrual feminine | ||
hygiene products available, at no cost to students, in | ||
bathrooms of every school building that are open for student | ||
use in grades 4 through 12 during the regular school day the | ||
bathrooms of school buildings.
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(Source: P.A. 100-163, eff. 1-1-18; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.) | ||
(105 ILCS 5/34-18.56) | ||
Sec. 34-18.56. Availability of menstrual feminine hygiene | ||
products. | ||
(a) The General Assembly finds the following: | ||
(1) Menstrual Feminine hygiene products are a health | ||
care necessity and not an item that can be foregone or | ||
substituted easily. | ||
(2) Access to menstrual feminine hygiene products is a | ||
serious and ongoing need in this State. | ||
(3) When students do not have access to affordable | ||
menstrual feminine hygiene products, they may miss | ||
multiple days of school every month. | ||
(4) When students have access to quality menstrual | ||
feminine hygiene products, they are able to continue with | ||
their daily lives with minimal interruption. | ||
(b) In this Section: | ||
"Menstrual hygiene products" "Feminine hygiene products" | ||
means tampons and sanitary napkins for use in connection with | ||
the menstrual cycle. | ||
"School building" means any facility (i) that is owned or | ||
leased by the school district or over which the board has care, | ||
custody, and control and (ii) in which there is a public school | ||
serving students in grades 6 through 12. | ||
(c) The school district shall make menstrual feminine | ||
hygiene products available, at no cost to students, in | ||
bathrooms of every school building that are open for student | ||
use in grades 4 through 12 during the regular school day the | ||
bathrooms of school buildings.
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(Source: P.A. 100-163, eff. 1-1-18; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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