SB 142-LOCAL - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
02/14/2019 0306s
2019 SESSION
19-1107
06/08
SENATE BILL 142-LOCAL
AN ACT requiring feminine hygiene products in school restrooms.
SPONSORS: Sen. Hennessey, Dist 5; Sen. Levesque, Dist 12; Sen. Cavanaugh, Dist 16; Sen. Feltes, Dist 15; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Sen. Kahn, Dist 10; Rep. Campion, Graf. 12; Rep. Josephson, Graf. 11; Rep. Mulligan, Graf. 12
COMMITTEE: Education and Workforce Development
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires school boards to make feminine hygiene products available, free of charge, in girls restrooms located in public middle and high schools.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/14/2019 0306s 19-1107
06/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT requiring feminine hygiene products in school restrooms.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Feminine Hygiene Products. Amend RSA 189 by inserting after section 16 the following new section:
189:16-a Feminine Hygiene Products. The school board shall make feminine hygiene products available free of charge in girls bathrooms located in public middle and high schools. The schools shall bear the cost of such products.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
19-1107
Amended 2/28/19
SB 142-LOCAL- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDMENT #2019-0306s)
AN ACT requiring feminine hygiene products in school restrooms.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ ] State [ ] County [ X ] Local [ ] None
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LOCAL: | FY 2020 | FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 |
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Expenditures | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase |
METHODOLOGY:
This bill requires school boards to make feminine hygiene products available free of charge in female bathrooms located in public middle and high schools. The Department of Education reports they are unable to determine the impact of this bill on local expenditures. However, it is likely this bill will increase local expenditures.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Education