WEST
virginia legislature
2019 regular session
Introduced
Senate Bill 86
[Introduced
January 9, 2019; Referred
to the Committee on Health and Human Resources; and then to the Committee on
Finance]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as
amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-5-22e, relating to
county boards of education; and requiring boards to provide free feminine
hygiene products in grades six through 12.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
§18-5-22e. Feminine hygiene products to be provided
to grades 6 through 12.
(a) Definitions. For the purposes of this section:
“Feminine hygiene products” means tampons and sanitary
napkins for use in connection with the menstrual cycle.
“School building” means any facility: (1) That is owned
or leased by the West Virginia Department of Education or any county board of
education or over which these entities have the care, custody, and control; and
(2) in which there is a public, private, parochial, denominational school, or
charter school, with female students in grades 6 through 12.
(b) The West Virginia Department of Education or any
county board of education shall make their choice of feminine hygiene products
available, at no cost, to female students.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require county boards of
education to provide free feminine hygiene products in grades six through 12.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a
heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.