§ 21-968 Provision of menstrual products in schools.
AC § 21-968
a. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: Menstrual products. The term “ menstrual products” means menstrual cups, tampons, and menstrual pads for use in connection with the menstrual cycle. School building. The term “school building” means any facility that is leased by the department or over which the department has care, custody, and control, in which there is a public school, including a charter school, serving students who menstruate in any combination of grades from grade 4 through grade 12. b. The department shall make menstrual products available at no cost to students in bathrooms of school buildings. c. No later than 180 days after the effective date of the local law that added this subdivision, and annually thereafter, the department shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council and post on its website a report on schools’ provision of menstrual products, as required by subdivision b of this section. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to, the following information for the previous year: 1. The number of schools that provided only 1 type of menstrual product to students, including the brand names and types of products provided; 2. The number of schools that provided 2 or more types of menstrual products to students, including the brand names and types of products provided; 3. For schools that provided menstrual products to students, the number of bathrooms or areas in each school where such products were made available to students, including how they were dispensed or otherwise made available; and 4. The number of schools that did not provide menstrual products to students, and the reasons why the products were not provided. (L.L. 2016/084, 7/13/2016, eff. 11/10/2016; Am. L.L. 2024/008, 1/6/2024, eff. 1/6/2024; Am. L.L. 2024/009, 1/6/2024, eff. 1/6/2024)
