ASSEMBLY AGING AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
STATEMENT TO
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
ASSEMBLY, No. 3567
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DATED: JUNE 24, 2024
The Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee reports
favorably an Assembly Committee Substitute for Assembly Bill No.
3567.
This committee substitute requires each public institution of higher
education to convene a menstrual equity task force.
Under the substitute, the president of each public institution of
higher education is required to convene a menstrual equity task force.
The purpose of the task force is to further advance the institution’s
efforts towards achieving menstrual equity.
The substitute requires members of the task force to be appointed
by the president of the institution. Members are to include a cross-
section of campus stakeholders including, as applicable,
representatives of: the student body; faculty and staff; administration;
student housing; athletics; student health centers; on-campus food
pantries or similar resources; and facilities management.
The substitute requires that, no later than six months after the
substitute’s effective date, the task force is to submit to its president a
comprehensive and sustainable plan towards achieving menstrual
equity on campus that is best suited to the needs of the institution. The
plan is to include, but need not be limited to:
(1) an estimate on the number of students and other individuals in
need of free products;
(2) suitable locations for free product distribution;
(3) any other proposals that the task force believes would advance
the goal of menstrual equity on campus;
(4) the projected cost of the plan; and
(5) a timeline for implementation of the plan.
The substitute requires the president to forward the plan to the
governing body of the institution, which shall then forward the plan to
the Governor and to the Legislature.
Finally, the substitute requires the president of the institution to
implement the plan within 12 months of the bill’s effective date.
As reported by the committee, Assembly Committee Substitute for
Assembly Bill No. 3567 is identical to Senate Committee Substitute
for Senate Bill No. 2611, which was also reported by the committee on
this date.