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Introduced
01/22/2021
01/22/2021
In Committee
05/30/2021
05/30/2021
Crossed Over
05/20/2021
05/20/2021
Passed
05/31/2021
05/31/2021
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
08/13/2021
08/13/2021
Introduced Session
102nd General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends the School Code. Provides that a school district shall make menstrual (rather than feminine) hygiene products available, at no cost to students, in each bathroom of every school building (rather than in bathrooms of school buildings). Effective immediately.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Illinois School Code to require school districts to make menstrual hygiene products (tampons and sanitary napkins) available at no cost to students in the bathrooms of every school building that are open for student use in grades 4 through 12 during the regular school day. The bill emphasizes that menstrual hygiene products are a health care necessity, and that access to these products is important to ensure students can continue their daily lives with minimal interruption.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (53)
Barbara Hernandez (D)*,
Karina Villa (D)*,
Jaime Andrade (D),
Dee Avelar (D),
Scott Bennett (D),
Kam Buckner (D),
Kelly Burke (D),
Jonathan Carroll (D),
Kelly Cassidy (D),
Lakesia Collins (D),
Terra Costa Howard (D),
Margaret Croke (D),
Thomas Cullerton (D),
Eva-Dina Delgado (D),
Dan Didech (D),
Marcus Evans (D),
Sara Feigenholtz (D),
Laura Fine (D),
Mary Flowers (D),
Suzy Glowiak Hilton (D),
Jen Gong-Gershowitz (D),
Edgar González (D),
LaToya Greenwood (D),
Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar (D),
Will Guzzardi (D),
Sonya Harper (D),
Greg Harris (D),
Lisa Hernandez (D),
Maura Hirschauer (D),
Adriane Johnson (D),
Emil Jones (D),
Stephanie Kifowit (D),
Lindsey LaPointe (D),
Kimberly Lightford (D),
Theresa Mah (D),
Joyce Mason (D),
Suzanne Ness (D),
Aarón Ortíz (D),
Cristina Pacione-Zayas (D),
Delia Ramirez (D),
Mike Simmons (D),
Justin Slaughter (D),
Anne Stava-Murray (D),
Katie Stuart (D),
Curtis Tarver (D),
Patricia Van Pelt (D),
Celina Villanueva (D),
Ram Villivalam (D),
Mark Walker (D),
Maurice West (D),
Kathleen Willis (D),
Janet Yang Rohr (D),
Michael Zalewski (D),
Last Action
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0340 (on 08/13/2021)
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