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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (202 4)
HOUSE BILL 3329 By: Roe
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to schools; defining term; requiring
certain schools to make menstrual product s available
at no costs to students; providing for easily
accessible location of products; directing adoption
of certain policies and procedures; requiring
submission of annual report to the State Department
of Education; authorizing State Board of Education to
promulgate rules; providing for codification; and
providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Secti on 1-116.4 of Title 70, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. As used in this section, "menstrual products" means tampons
and sanitary napkins for use in connection with the menstrual cycle
that conform with applicable i ndustry standards.
B. Every public school or charter school in th e state with
grades below grade six shall make menstrual products available at no
cost to students, in at least one neutral location easily accessible
to all students that does not stigmatiz e any student seeking the
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products, such as a school nurse's office or administrative office,
as appropriate.
C. Every public school or charter school in t he state with
grades six through twelve shall make menstrual products available at
no cost to students, in easily accessible locations that do not
stigmatize any student seeking such products, including in the
school bathrooms. This shall include all female, gender -neutral,
and standalone handicapped bathrooms accessed b y students in grades
six through twelve, as well as a neutral location, such as a school
nurse's office or administrative office, as appro priate.
D. Every school district board of education and public charter
school governing board shall adopt policies and procedures:
1. To ensure menstrual products are available and provide d at
no cost to all students who need them. The policies shall include a
process by which students can provide grievances or other complaints
about lack of access to or quality of m enstrual products; and
2. To inform students of the availability of menst rual products
as provided in this section by including the policies and procedures
adopted pursuant to this section in any student handbook and posting
the policies and procedures on school websites and locations in the
school where notices are commonly po sted, including student
bathrooms and school nurses' offices.
E. No later than thirty (30) days following the end of each
fiscal year, every school district and charter school shall submit a
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report to the State Department of Education containing the numbe r of
menstrual products purchased in the preceding fiscal year, the
number of menstrual products distributed to students in the
preceding year, and any grievances or other complaints about lac k of
access to or quality of menstrual products. The reports shall be
made available for public inspection.
F. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to
implement the provisions of this section.
SECTION 2. This act shall be come effective November 1, 2024.
59-2-8703 EK 12/31/23