Int 0835-2024
Provision of menstrual cups in schools.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Healthintroduced 2024-04-18
Filed — closed without being enacted.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2024-04-18Passed: 2025-12-31
Summary
This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to provide to schools, and the Department of Education to provide to students, reusable menstrual cups, among the feminine hygiene products required to be made available at no cost to students in schools.
Committee on Health — Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and EMS (health-related issues).
How it compares
26% of similar bills passed
13 passed · 37 died
This bill: 621 days in committee
Similar bills: median 420 days · 137 days when passed
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Sponsors (7)
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams(prime)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2024-04-18 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2024-04-18 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2025-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (1)
City Council · 2024-04-18 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (5)
- Summary of Int. No. 835
- Int. No. 835
- April 18, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 4-18-24
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - April 18, 2024
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision a of section 21-968 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new definition of "menstrual cup" in appropriate alphabetical order to read as follows:
Menstrual cup. The term "menstrual cup" means a funnel-shaped device made of a reusable material such as silicone or rubber for use in connection with the menstrual cycle.
� 2. Section 21-968 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subdivision c to read as follows:
c. The department of health and mental hygiene shall provide each school building with menstrual cups, and the department shall distribute such menstrual cups to students upon request. Such provision of menstrual cups shall not exceed one per student per school year.
� 3. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law.
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LS #3088
1/10/24
Session 12
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LS #3088
1/14/22
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