WEST virginia legislature
2020 regular session
Introduced
Senate Bill 22
[Introduced January
8, 2020; referred
to the Committee on Education; 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 six 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 six through 12.
(b) The West Virginia
Department of Education or any county board of education shall make the board’s
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.