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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 80 FILED ON: 1/7/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 563 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Jeffrey N. Roy |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act concerning disposable menstrual products in schools. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Jeffrey N. Roy10th Norfolk1/4/2023Mindy Domb3rd Hampshire1/9/2023Natalie M. Blais1st Franklin1/19/2023Carmine Lawrence Gentile13th Middlesex1/19/2023Jack Patrick Lewis7th Middlesex1/23/2023Sean Garballey23rd Middlesex1/23/2023Margaret R. Scarsdale1st Middlesex2/6/2023Vanna Howard17th Middlesex2/6/2023Edward R. Philips8th Norfolk2/6/2023Mathew J. Muratore1st Plymouth2/22/2023 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 80 FILED ON: 1/7/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 563 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Roy of Franklin, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 563) of Jeffrey |
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| 19 | 19 | | N. Roy and others relative to providing for the availability of disposable menstrual products in |
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| 20 | 20 | | schools. Education. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act concerning disposable menstrual products in schools. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 Section 1. Chapter 71 of the Massachusetts General Laws is hereby amended by adding |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2at the end thereof the following section 68A:-- |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3 Section 2. For purposes of this section, “disposable menstrual products” means products |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4including, but not limited to, tampons and sanitary napkins for use in connection with the |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5menstrual cycle. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6 Section 3. All elementary and secondary public schools in the Commonwealth serving |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7students in any grade from grade six through grade twelve shall provide disposable menstrual |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8products in the restrooms of such school building or buildings. Such products shall be provided |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9at no charge to students. Such amount may be adjusted from time to time based on utilization. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10School districts shall work to ensure that such products shall be available in a convenient manner |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11that does not stigmatize any student seeking such product. |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12 Section 4. This act shall take effect on August 1, 2023. |
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