Assembly Bill A8516

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Allows certain non-public schools to be exempt from being required to provide menstrual products in the restrooms of school buildings

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Current Bill Status Via S8092 - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A8516 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8092
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §267, Pub Health L (as proposed in S.5913-A & A.113-A)

2023-A8516 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows certain non-public schools to be exempt from being required to provide menstrual products in the restrooms of school buildings, upon a demonstration to the commissioner of education that the school does not serve students who need such products, and that such products are otherwise available to students who might need them.

2023-A8516 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8516
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 4, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  allowing  certain
   non-public  schools  to  be  exempt  from  being  required  to provide
   menstrual products in the restrooms of school buildings
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 267 of the public health law, as amended by a chap-
 ter  of  the  laws  of  2023  amending the public health law relating to
 providing menstrual products  in  non-public  schools,  as  proposed  in
 legislative  bills numbers S. 5913-A and A. 113-A, is amended to read as
 follows:
   § 267.  Menstrual products in schools. 1. All elementary and secondary
 public schools and non-public schools in the state serving  students  in
 any  grade  from  grade six through grade twelve shall provide menstrual
 products in the restrooms of such school  building  or  buildings.  Such
 products shall be provided at no charge to students.
   2.  A  NON-PUBLIC SCHOOL MAY BE GRANTED AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REQUIRE-
 MENTS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION UPON A DEMONSTRATION SUFFICIENT
 TO THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION THAT THE SCHOOL DOES NOT SERVE STUDENTS
 WHO NEED SUCH PRODUCTS AND THAT MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS ARE  AVAILABLE  IN  A
 MANNER  THAT  ENSURES THE PRIVACY OF ANY STUDENT SEEKING THEM WITHIN THE
 SCHOOL BUILDING OR BUILDINGS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED  TO  WITHIN  ANY
 GENDER-NEUTRAL  RESTROOM.  SUCH  EXEMPTION  MAY  BE  REVOKED  SHOULD THE
 CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGE ON WHICH THE EXEMPTION IS GRANTED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the  same  date  and  in  the  same
 manner  as  a chapter of the laws of 2023 amending the public health law
 relating to providing  menstrual  products  in  non-public  schools,  as
 proposed  in  legislative  bills  numbers  S. 5913-A and A. 113-A, takes
 effect. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal  of
 any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on
 its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or  before
 such effective date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01363-05-4

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