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7	7		General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5272
8	8		February Session, 2022
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14	14		AN ACT CONCERNING MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS.
15	15		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
16	16		Assembly convened:
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18	18		Section 1. Section 18-69e of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
19	19		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 2
20	20		Correctional staff at York Correctional Institution shall, upon request, 3
21	21		provide an inmate at the institution with [feminine hygiene] menstrual 4
22	22		products as soon as practicable. Correctional staff shall provide such 5
23	23		[feminine hygiene] menstrual products for free, [and] in a quantity that 6
24	24		is appropriate to the health care needs of the inmate and, on and after 7
25	25		September 1, 2022, in a manner that does not stigmatize any inmate 8
26	26		seeking such products, pursuant to guidelines established by the 9
27	27		Commissioner of Public Health under section 7 of this act. To carry out 10
28	28		the provisions of this section, the Department of Correction may (1) 11
29	29		accept donations of menstrual products and grants from any source for 12
30	30		the purpose of purchasing such products, and (2) partner with a 13
31	31		nonprofit or community-based organization. For purposes of this 14
32	32		section, ["feminine hygiene products"] "menstrual products" means 15
33	33		tampons and sanitary napkins. 16
34	34		Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) On and after September 1, 2022, 17
35	35		each local and regional board of education shall provide free menstrual 18 Substitute Bill No. 5272
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42	42		products, as defined in section 18-69e of the general statutes, as 19
43	43		amended by this act, in restrooms that are accessible to students in each 20
44	44		school under the jurisdiction of such boards and in a manner that does 21
45	45		not stigmatize any student seeking such products, pursuant to 22
46	46		guidelines established by the Commissioner of Public Health under 23
47	47		section 7 of this act. To carry out the provisions of this section, the local 24
48	48		and regional boards of education may (1) accept donations of menstrual 25
49	49		products and grants from any source for the purpose of purchasing such 26
50	50		products, and (2) partner with a nonprofit or community-based 27
51	51		organization. 28
52	52		Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) On and after September 1, 2022, 29
53	53		each public institution of higher education, as defined in section 10a-173 30
54	54		of the general statutes, shall provide free menstrual products, as defined 31
55	55		in section 18-69e of the general statutes, as amended by this act, in no 32
56	56		fewer than one designated and accessible central location on each 33
57	57		campus of the institution and in a manner that does not stigmatize any 34
58	58		student seeking such products, pursuant to guidelines established by 35
59	59		the Department of Public Health under section 7 of this act. Each public 36
60	60		institution of higher education shall post notice of such location on its 37
61	61		Internet web site. To carry out the provisions of this section, each public 38
62	62		institution of higher education may (1) accept donations of menstrual 39
63	63		products and grants from any source for the purpose of purchasing such 40
64	64		products, and (2) partner with a nonprofit or community-based 41
65	65		organization. 42
66	66		Sec. 4. Section 8-359a of the general statutes is repealed and the 43
67	67		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 44
68	68		(a) The Commissioner of Housing may, upon application of any 45
69	69		public or private organization or agency, make grants, within available 46
70	70		appropriations, to develop and maintain programs for homeless 47
71	71		individuals including programs for emergency shelter services, 48
72	72		transitional housing services, on-site social services for available 49
73	73		permanent housing and for the prevention of homelessness. 50 Substitute Bill No. 5272
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80	80		(b) Each shelter receiving a grant pursuant to this section (1) shall 51
81	81		provide decent, safe and sanitary shelter for residents of the shelter, 52
82	82		including, but not limited to, through the provision, on and after 53
83	83		September 1, 2022, of free menstrual products, as defined in section 18-54
84	84		69e, as amended by this act, in each restroom of such shelter that is 55
85	85		accessible to its residents and in a manner that does not stigmatize any 56
86	86		resident seeking such products, pursuant to guidelines established by 57
87	87		the Commissioner of Public Health under section 7 of this act; (2) shall 58
88	88		not suspend or expel a resident without good cause; (3) shall, in the case 59
89	89		of a resident who is listed on the registry of sexual offenders maintained 60
90	90		pursuant to chapter 969, provide verification of such person's residence 61
91	91		at the shelter to a law enforcement officer upon the request of such 62
92	92		officer; and (4) shall provide a grievance procedure by which residents 63
93	93		can obtain review of grievances, including grievances concerning 64
94	94		suspension or expulsion from the shelter. No shelter serving homeless 65
95	95		families may admit a person who is listed on the registry of sexual 66
96	96		offenders maintained pursuant to chapter 969. The Commissioner of 67
97	97		Housing shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of 68
98	98		chapter 54, establishing (A) minimum standards for shelter grievance 69
99	99		procedures and rules concerning the suspension and expulsion of 70
100	100		shelter residents, and (B) standards for the review and approval of the 71
101	101		operating policies of shelters receiving a grant under this section. Shelter 72
102	102		operating policies shall establish a procedure for the release of 73
103	103		information concerning a resident who is listed on the registry of sexual 74
104	104		offenders maintained pursuant to chapter 969 to a law enforcement 75
105	105		officer in accordance with this subsection. To carry out the provisions of 76
106	106		subdivision (1) of this subsection, each shelter may (i) accept donations 77
107	107		of menstrual products and grants from any source for the purpose of 78
108	108		purchasing such products, and (ii) partner with a nonprofit or 79
109	109		community-based organization. 80
110	110		Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) On and after September 1, 2022, 81
111	111		each emergency shelter operated by a domestic violence agency, as 82
112	112		defined in section 52-146k of the general statutes, shall provide free 83
113	113		menstrual products, as defined in section 18-69e of the general statutes, 84 Substitute Bill No. 5272
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120	120		as amended by this act, in each restroom of the shelter that is accessible 85
121	121		to its residents and in a manner that does not stigmatize any resident 86
122	122		seeking such products, pursuant to guidelines established by the 87
123	123		Commissioner of Public Health under section 7 of this act. To carry out 88
124	124		the provisions of this section, each shelter may (1) accept donations of 89
125	125		menstrual products and grants from any source for the purpose of 90
126	126		purchasing such products, and (2) partner with a nonprofit or 91
127	127		community-based organization. 92
128	128		Sec. 6. Subdivision (122) of section 12-412 of the 2022 supplement to 93
129	129		the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 94
130	130		thereof (Effective from passage): 95
131	131		(122) Sales of [feminine hygiene] menstrual products. 96
132	132		Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective from passage) On or before July 1, 2022, the 97
133	133		Commissioner of Public Health shall establish guidelines regarding the 98
134	134		manner in which menstrual products may be provided pursuant to 99
135	135		section 8-359a of the general statutes, as amended by this act, section 18-100
136	136		69e of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and sections 2, 3 and 101
137	137		5 of this act, without stigmatizing the person who requests such 102
138	138		products. The commissioner shall post such guidelines on the 103
139	139		Department of Public Health's Internet web site. 104
140	140		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
141	141		sections:
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143	143		Section 1 July 1, 2022 18-69e
144	144		Sec. 2 July 1, 2022 New section
145	145		Sec. 3 July 1, 2022 New section
146	146		Sec. 4 July 1, 2022 8-359a
147	147		Sec. 5 July 1, 2022 New section
148	148		Sec. 6 from passage 12-412(122)
149	149		Sec. 7 from passage New section
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