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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5272
February Session, 2022
AN ACT CONCERNING MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 18-69e of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 2
Correctional staff at York Correctional Institution shall, upon request, 3
provide an inmate at the institution with [feminine hygiene] menstrual 4
products as soon as practicable. Correctional staff shall provide such 5
[feminine hygiene] menstrual products for free, [and] in a quantity that 6
is appropriate to the health care needs of the inmate and, on and after 7
September 1, 2022, in a manner that does not stigmatize any inmate 8
seeking such products, pursuant to guidelines established by the 9
Commissioner of Public Health under section 7 of this act. To carry out 10
the provisions of this section, the Department of Correction may (1) 11
accept donations of menstrual products and grants from any source for 12
the purpose of purchasing such products, and (2) partner with a 13
nonprofit or community-based organization. For purposes of this 14
section, ["feminine hygiene products"] "menstrual products" means 15
tampons and sanitary napkins. 16
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) On and after September 1, 2022, 17
each local and regional board of education shall provide free menstrual 18 Substitute Bill No. 5272
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products, as defined in section 18-69e of the general statutes, as 19
amended by this act, in restrooms that are accessible to students in each 20
school under the jurisdiction of such boards and in a manner that does 21
not stigmatize any student seeking such products, pursuant to 22
guidelines established by the Commissioner of Public Health under 23
section 7 of this act. To carry out the provisions of this section, the local 24
and regional boards of education may (1) accept donations of menstrual 25
products and grants from any source for the purpose of purchasing such 26
products, and (2) partner with a nonprofit or community-based 27
organization. 28
Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) On and after September 1, 2022, 29
each public institution of higher education, as defined in section 10a-173 30
of the general statutes, shall provide free menstrual products, as defined 31
in section 18-69e of the general statutes, as amended by this act, in no 32
fewer than one designated and accessible central location on each 33
campus of the institution and in a manner that does not stigmatize any 34
student seeking such products, pursuant to guidelines established by 35
the Department of Public Health under section 7 of this act. Each public 36
institution of higher education shall post notice of such location on its 37
Internet web site. To carry out the provisions of this section, each public 38
institution of higher education may (1) accept donations of menstrual 39
products and grants from any source for the purpose of purchasing such 40
products, and (2) partner with a nonprofit or community-based 41
organization. 42
Sec. 4. Section 8-359a of the general statutes is repealed and the 43
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 44
(a) The Commissioner of Housing may, upon application of any 45
public or private organization or agency, make grants, within available 46
appropriations, to develop and maintain programs for homeless 47
individuals including programs for emergency shelter services, 48
transitional housing services, on-site social services for available 49
permanent housing and for the prevention of homelessness. 50 Substitute Bill No. 5272
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(b) Each shelter receiving a grant pursuant to this section (1) shall 51
provide decent, safe and sanitary shelter for residents of the shelter, 52
including, but not limited to, through the provision, on and after 53
September 1, 2022, of free menstrual products, as defined in section 18-54
69e, as amended by this act, in each restroom of such shelter that is 55
accessible to its residents and in a manner that does not stigmatize any 56
resident seeking such products, pursuant to guidelines established by 57
the Commissioner of Public Health under section 7 of this act; (2) shall 58
not suspend or expel a resident without good cause; (3) shall, in the case 59
of a resident who is listed on the registry of sexual offenders maintained 60
pursuant to chapter 969, provide verification of such person's residence 61
at the shelter to a law enforcement officer upon the request of such 62
officer; and (4) shall provide a grievance procedure by which residents 63
can obtain review of grievances, including grievances concerning 64
suspension or expulsion from the shelter. No shelter serving homeless 65
families may admit a person who is listed on the registry of sexual 66
offenders maintained pursuant to chapter 969. The Commissioner of 67
Housing shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of 68
chapter 54, establishing (A) minimum standards for shelter grievance 69
procedures and rules concerning the suspension and expulsion of 70
shelter residents, and (B) standards for the review and approval of the 71
operating policies of shelters receiving a grant under this section. Shelter 72
operating policies shall establish a procedure for the release of 73
information concerning a resident who is listed on the registry of sexual 74
offenders maintained pursuant to chapter 969 to a law enforcement 75
officer in accordance with this subsection. To carry out the provisions of 76
subdivision (1) of this subsection, each shelter may (i) accept donations 77
of menstrual products and grants from any source for the purpose of 78
purchasing such products, and (ii) partner with a nonprofit or 79
community-based organization. 80
Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) On and after September 1, 2022, 81
each emergency shelter operated by a domestic violence agency, as 82
defined in section 52-146k of the general statutes, shall provide free 83
menstrual products, as defined in section 18-69e of the general statutes, 84 Substitute Bill No. 5272
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as amended by this act, in each restroom of the shelter that is accessible 85
to its residents and in a manner that does not stigmatize any resident 86
seeking such products, pursuant to guidelines established by the 87
Commissioner of Public Health under section 7 of this act. To carry out 88
the provisions of this section, each shelter may (1) accept donations of 89
menstrual products and grants from any source for the purpose of 90
purchasing such products, and (2) partner with a nonprofit or 91
community-based organization. 92
Sec. 6. Subdivision (122) of section 12-412 of the 2022 supplement to 93
the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 94
thereof (Effective from passage): 95
(122) Sales of [feminine hygiene] menstrual products. 96
Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective from passage) On or before July 1, 2022, the 97
Commissioner of Public Health shall establish guidelines regarding the 98
manner in which menstrual products may be provided pursuant to 99
section 8-359a of the general statutes, as amended by this act, section 18-100
69e of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and sections 2, 3 and 101
5 of this act, without stigmatizing the person who requests such 102
products. The commissioner shall post such guidelines on the 103
Department of Public Health's Internet web site. 104
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2022 18-69e
Sec. 2 July 1, 2022 New section
Sec. 3 July 1, 2022 New section
Sec. 4 July 1, 2022 8-359a
Sec. 5 July 1, 2022 New section
Sec. 6 from passage 12-412(122)
Sec. 7 from passage New section
PH Joint Favorable Subst. Substitute Bill No. 5272
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APP Joint Favorable