FIRST REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 343
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR WASHINGTON.
1246S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To amend chapter 167, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to lactating students.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 167, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto 1
one new section, to be known as section 167.955, to read as 2
follows:3
167.955. 1. A public school or charter school shall 1
provide reasonable accommodations to a lactating student on 2
school campus to express breast milk, breastfeed, or address 3
other breastfeeding needs, including, but not limited to, 4
the following: 5
(1) Permission to bring a breast pump and any other 6
equipment used to express breast milk to school; 7
(2) Access to a private and secure room other than a 8
restroom to express breas t milk or breastfeed an infant 9
child; 10
(3) Access to a power source for a breast pump or any 11
other equipment used to express breast milk; 12
(4) Access to a place to safely store breast milk, 13
including, but not limited to, a refrigerator or cool er in: 14
(a) A nurse's office; 15
(b) A teachers' lounge; or 16
(c) Another private location or location with limited 17
accessibility in which the breast milk may be safely 18
secured; and 19 SB 343 2
(5) Access to a location to clean a breast pump and 20
any other equipment used to express breast milk at school. 21
2. A public school or charter school shall: 22
(1) Ensure that a lactating student shall be provided 23
a reasonable amount of time to accommodate the need to 24
express breast milk; and 25
(2) Provide that a student shall not incur an academic 26
penalty as a result of the use, during the school day, of 27
the reasonable accommodations provided pursuant to 28
subsection 1 of this section. 29