Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

Tennessee House Bill HB1219 Compare Versions

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2	2	SENATE BILL 587
3	3	By Akbari
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5	5	HOUSE BILL 1219
6	6	By Johnson
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9	9	HB1219
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13	13	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49
14	14	and Title 68, relative to feminine hygiene products.
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16	16	BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
17	17	SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 4, is amended by
18	18	adding the following as a new section:
19	19	(a) As used in this section:
20	20	(1) "Eligible school" means a public school in this state in which any
21	21	combination of grades five through twelve (5-12) are taught; that has received
22	22	Title I schoolwide designation; and that is operated by an LEA, by this state with
23	23	public funds, or pursuant to a charter agreement, as defined in § 49-13-104; and
24	24	(2) "Feminine hygiene product" means any product designed to be used
25	25	by women with respect to menstruation, including tampons and sanitary napkins.
26	26	(b)
27	27	(1) The department of health shall establish and administer a pilot
28	28	program for the placement of hygiene vending machines in women's restrooms
29	29	or locker rooms in each eligible school selected to participate in the program that
30	30	dispenses feminine hygiene products to students at no cost to the student.
31	31	(2) The department shall select no less than two (2) eligible schools from
32	32	each grand division of this state to receive a hygiene vending machine that
33	33	dispenses feminine hygiene products to students at no cost to the student. In
34	34	selecting eligible schools to participate in the program, the department shall
35	35	prioritize and select eligible schools with the highest percentage of students who
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40	40	are economically disadvantaged, as defined in § 49-3-104. The principal of each
41	41	school selected to participate in the pilot program shall determine the appropriate
42	42	location or placement in the principal's school for a hygiene vending machine.
43	43	(c)
44	44	(1) The department shall supply each eligible school selected to
45	45	participate in the program with a hygiene vending machine that dispenses
46	46	feminine hygiene products to students at no cost to the student, as well as the
47	47	feminine hygiene products required to supply each hygiene vending machine
48	48	placed in the eligible school for purposes of the program.
49	49	(2) The department may work with state or local health departments,
50	50	nonprofit organizations, churches, and other organizations or entities to source
51	51	hygiene vending machines, as well as the feminine hygiene products required to
52	52	supply hygiene vending machines, placed in eligible schools for purposes of the
53	53	program, and may collect donations of funds or items to assist the department in
54	54	complying with the requirements of this section.
55	55	(d) The department is encouraged to work with the governor's office of faith-
56	56	based and community initiatives to maximize the resources and funding opportunities
57	57	that may be available to support or expand the program.
58	58	(e) Each eligible school selected to participate in the program is encouraged to
59	59	examine the LEA's coordinated school health plan in an effort to maximize the
60	60	resources, education, and guidance available to support the needs of students who are
61	61	enrolled in an eligible school that is participating in the program.
62	62	SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it,
63	63	and applies to the 2025-2026 school year and each school year thereafter.