Text of NY S 5910 (2024)

STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5910 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 22, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Women's Issues AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring menstru- al products in public colleges and universities; in relation to replacing the term "feminine hygiene" with "menstrual" The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Title 6 of the public health law is amended by adding a new 2 section 267-a to read as follows: 3 § 267-a. Menstrual products in public colleges and universities. All 4 public colleges and universities in the state shall provide menstrual 5 products in the restrooms of such school building or buildings. Such 6 products shall be provided at no charge to students. 7 § 2. Section 267 of the public health law, as added by section 1 of 8 part Q of chapter 56 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows: 9 § 267. [Feminine hygiene] Menstrual products in schools. All elementa- 10 ry and secondary public schools in the state serving students in any 11 grade from grade six through grade twelve shall provide [feminine 12 hygiene] menstrual products in the restrooms of such school building or 13 buildings. Such products shall be provided at no charge to students. 14 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03087-02-3