SB 573 - HB 1107
FISCAL NOTE
Fiscal Review Committee
Tennessee General Assembly
March 8, 2025
Fiscal Analyst: Alan Hampton | Email: alan.hampton@capitol.tn.gov | Phone: 615-741-2564
SB 573 - HB 1107
SUMMARY OF BILL: Requires, as opposed to authorizes, local education agencies (LEAs)
and public charter schools to provide feminine hygiene products, at no charge, in all women's and
girl's bathrooms and locker rooms regularly used by students in grades four through twelve (4-12) in
an eligible school building. Requires the state to reimburse each LEA and public charter school that
provides feminine hygiene products in an amount equal to the cost of the products paid by the LEA
or public charter school.
Requires the Department of Health (DOH) to collaborate with the State Board of Education (SBE)
and other state agencies to create a public health campaign dedicated to encouraging individuals and
nonprofit organizations to contribute or drop off feminine hygiene products to eligible schools.
FISCAL IMPACT:
STATE GOVERNMENT
EXPENDITURES General Fund
FY25-26 $10,898,700
FY26-27 & Subsequent Years $10,888,700
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
REVENUE Mandatory
FY25-26 & Subsequent Years $10,888,700
EXPENDITURES Mandatory
FY25-26 & Subsequent Years $10,888,700
Article II, Section 24 of the Tennessee Constitution provides that: no law of general application shall impose increased expenditure
requirements on cities or counties unless the General Assembly shall provide that the state share in the cost.
OTHER FISCAL IMPACT
To the extent that the Department of Health’s public health campaign requires costs to print
materials, contract with a vendor, or advertise on television, radio, and social media, an increase in
state expenditures will occur. However, due to multiple unknown factors, the extent and timing of
any such increase cannot be reasonably determined.
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Assumptions:
• The proposed legislation requires each LEA and public charter school to provide feminine
hygiene products, at no charge, in all women's and girl's bathrooms and locker rooms
regularly used by students in grades 4-12 in an eligible school building.
• In 2023-24, there were 320,257 female students in grades 4-12 enrolled in public schools,
including public charter schools. For the purposes of this analysis, this figure is assumed to
remain constant into perpetuity.
• Female students have one cycle per month and the average cost of feminine hygiene
products per cycle is $15.00.
• Public schools are required to provide 180 days of instruction.
• Due to the limited hours and days of the week that students are in school and the variation
in menstrual hygiene product preferences and usage amounts among students, it is
estimated that the average cost per student will be $34 per year.
• The cost to provide feminine hygiene products in all women's and girl's bathrooms and
locker rooms regularly used by students in grades 4-12 in an eligible school building is
estimated to increase local expenditures by $10,888,738 (320,257 x $34) in FY25-26 and
subsequent years.
• The proposed legislation requires the state to reimburse each LEA and public charter
school that provides feminine hygiene products in an amount equal to the cost of the
products. Therefore, the increase in state expenditures and corresponding increase in local
revenue is estimated to be $10,888,738 in FY25-26 and subsequent years.
• The DOE will be required to add a new grant to ePlan. The one-time cost of setting up a
new grant in ePlan is estimated to be $10,000.
• The total increase in state expenditures is estimated to be $10,898,738 ($10,888,738 +
$10,000) in FY25-26 and $10,888,738 in FY26-27 and subsequent years.
• The proposed legislation requires the DOH to collaborate with the SBE and other state
agencies to create a public health campaign dedicated to encouraging individuals and
nonprofit organizations to contribute or drop off feminine hygiene products to eligible
schools.
• To the extent that a public health campaign requires costs to print materials, contract with a
vendor, or advertise on television, radio, and social media, an increase in state expenditures
will occur. However, due to multiple unknown factors, the extent and timing of any such
increase cannot be reasonably determined.
CERTIFICATION:
The information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Bojan Savic, Executive Director