Bill > HB1107

This bill amends Tennessee law to require local education agencies (LEAs) and public charter schools to provide free feminine hygiene products in women's and girls' bathrooms and locker rooms regularly used by students in grades four through twelve. The legislation changes existing code to mandate (rather than merely authorize) the provision of these products and expands the requirement to include public charter schools. The state will reimburse schools for the cost of these hygiene products, and the Department of Health is tasked with creating a public health campaign to encourage individuals and nonprofit organizations to contribute feminine hygiene products to eligible schools. A key definitional change includes explicitly defining "public charter school" in the relevant statute. The bill will take effect on July 1, 2025, and will apply to the 2025-2026 school year and subsequent school years, with the goal of ensuring that students in upper elementary and secondary grades have free access to necessary feminine hygiene products during the school day.

Education

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1107&ga=114