An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school health services, providing for Menstrual Hygiene Products Accessibility Grant Program; and making an appropriation.
This bill establishes a grant program to provide menstrual hygiene products to students in Pennsylvania public schools without charge. It directs the Department of Education to award funding to school districts that have at least 50% of their students eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch, allowing recipients to purchase items like tampons and pads or install dispensing machines. The program requires that these products be accessible to all students regardless of their gender identity and mandates that schools report how the funds are spent. A total of $100,000 is appropriated from the state's General Fund to support this initiative.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2024
House Passage
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 10, 2023
Last action Jun 7, 2024
Floor votes · House Jun 4, 2024
How they voted
102–77
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 180
Jun 4, 2024
D
Democratic89
100% Yea
R
Republican91
84% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Jun 7, 2024
Committee
Referred to Education
upper
Jun 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Jun 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Jun 3, 2024
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
May 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported as amended
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to Education
lower
1 primary · 38 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Darisha Parker
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Kazeem
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Pielli
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Danielle Otten
DDemocratic
Co
Danilo Burgos
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Madsen
DDemocratic
Co
Donna Bullock
DDemocratic
Co
Emily Kinkead
DDemocratic
Co
Gina Curry
DDemocratic
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