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This concurrent resolution urges the Department of Education to improve its menstrual health education programs and adopt a comprehensive curriculum that promotes "menstrual dignity," which encompasses privacy, inclusivity, access to information and products, and positive, non-shame-based education. The resolution emphasizes the need for culturally responsive, gender-affirming, and accessible education for all students, including multilingual and multi-ability options, and calls for instruction on hygiene, stigmas, and health challenges beyond basic biological processes. It outlines age-appropriate goals for students from third to twelfth grade, with specific requirements for elementary, middle, and high school levels, including teaching about the menstrual cycle's purpose, culturally relevant views, period poverty, managing pain, and identifying abnormal cycles, while also ensuring materials are available in multiple languages and that Native Hawaiian views are included. The Department of Education is also requested to report on its progress to the Legislature by early 2027.