OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-5272
AN ACT CONCERNING MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS.
Primary Analyst: JS 4/12/22
Contributing Analyst(s): SB, ME, MP, CP, ES
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $
Board of Regents for Higher
Education
Various - Cost Less than
10,000
Less than
10,000
UConn; UConn Health Ctr. Various - Cost Minimal Minimal
Note: Various=Various
Municipal Impact:
Municipalities Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $
Local and Regional School
Districts
STATE
MANDATE
1
- Cost
See Below See Below
Explanation
The bill requires the distribution of free menstrual products in
various settings, which results in annual costs to local and regional
boards of education and to the higher education constituent units,
beginning in FY 23.
Section 2 requires local and regional boards of education to offer free
menstrual products, which results in annual costs beginning in FY
23. Most local and regional school districts currently offer free
menstrual products through the nurse's office, with annual costs
1
State mandate is defined in Sec. 2-32b(2) of the Connecticut General Statutes, "state
mandate" means any state initiated constitutional, statutory or executive action that
requires a local government to establish, expand or modify its activities in such a way
as to necessitate additional expenditures from local revenues. 2022HB-05272-R000468-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
ranging from approximately $250 to $1,000. If local and regional school
districts are required to install dispensers in restrooms, this would result
in additional costs. It is estimated that on average a dispenser costs
between $200-$400. The overall cost to the districts would be dependent
upon any additional product they would have to purchase and the
number of total dispensers installed. If any donations or grants are
available to meet the bill's requirements, the costs to the districts may be
lower.
Section 3 requires each public college or university to offer free
menstrual products at one location per campus, which results in annual
costs to the constituent units beginning in FY 23. The costs to the
University of Connecticut (UConn) and UConn Health Center are
anticipated to be minimal, based on a temporary pilot at two UConn
campuses. An annual cost of less than $10,000 to the Board of Regents
(BOR) across all institutions is expected, provided the bill's provisions
are implemented through a dispenser method or a single location that
is not a campus food pantry. Most of the 16 BOR institutions with
student campuses currently offer free menstrual products in at least one
such location, with annual costs at a few ranging from approximately
$250 to $1,000. If any donations or grants are available to meet the bill's
requirements, the costs to the constituent units may be lower.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to inflation.