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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE
August 28, 2019 - Introduced by Representatives Sargent, Zamarripa, Anderson,
Bowen, Cabrera, Considine, Crowley, Hintz, L. Myers, Ohnstad, Pope,
Sinicki, Stubbs, C. Taylor, Vining, Neubauer and Brostoff, cosponsored by
Senators Risser, Johnson and Larson. Referred to Committee on State
Affairs.
AB381,1,4
1An Act to create 16.84 (5m), 66.0144, 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. L., 118.40 (2x) (b) 2. L.,
2118.60 (6s), 119.23 (6s) and 121.02 (1) (im) of the statutes;
relating to:
3provision of menstrual products in state and local buildings and school
4buildings.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires that restroom facilities in buildings owned, leased, or
occupied by the state or a political subdivision have available tampons and sanitary
napkins at no charge. The bill also requires each school district, operator of an
independent charter school, and governing body of a private school participating in
a parental choice program to make available tampons and sanitary napkins at no
charge in restroom facilities in buildings owned, leased, or occupied by the school
board, operator, or governing body.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB381,1
5Section
1. 16.84 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB381,2,3
116.84
(5m) Ensure that, in any part of a building owned, leased, or occupied
2by the state, tampons and sanitary napkins are available in all of the restroom
3facilities at no charge.
AB381,2
4Section 2
. 66.0144 of the statutes is created to read:
AB381,2,6
566.0144 Supply of buildings.
(1) In this section, “political subdivision”
6means a city, village, town, or county.
AB381,2,9
7(2) A political subdivision shall ensure that, in any part of a building owned,
8leased, or occupied by the political subdivision, tampons and sanitary napkins are
9available in all of the restroom facilities at no charge.
AB381,3
10Section
3. 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. L. of the statutes is created to read:
AB381,2,1511
118.40
(2r) (b) 2. L. A requirement that the charter school governing board
12make tampons and sanitary napkins available at no charge in all of the restroom
13facilities in any building in which direct instruction is provided to pupils enrolled in
14the charter school that is owned, leased, or occupied by the charter school governing
15board for the operation of the charter school.
AB381,4
16Section
4. 118.40 (2x) (b) 2. L. of the statutes is created to read:
AB381,2,2117
118.40
(2x) (b) 2. L. A requirement that the charter school governing board
18make tampons and sanitary napkins available at no charge in all of the restroom
19facilities in any building in which direct instruction is provided to pupils enrolled in
20the charter school that is owned, leased, or occupied by the charter school governing
21board for the operation of the charter school.
AB381,5
22Section
5. 118.60 (6s) of the statutes is created to read:
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118.60
(6s) Each private school participating in the program under this section
24shall make tampons and sanitary napkins available at no charge in all of the
25restroom facilities in any building in which direct instruction is provided to pupils
1enrolled in the private school that is owned, leased, or occupied by the governing body
2of the private school.
AB381,6
3Section
6. 119.23 (6s) of the statutes is created to read:
AB381,3,84
119.23
(6s) Each private school participating in the program under this section
5shall make tampons and sanitary napkins available at no charge in all of the
6restroom facilities in any building in which direct instruction is provided to pupils
7enrolled in the private school that is owned, leased, or occupied by the governing body
8of the private school.
AB381,7
9Section
7. 121.02 (1) (im) of the statutes is created to read:
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121.02
(1) (im) Ensure that, in any building owned, leased, or occupied by the
11the school board, tampons and sanitary napkins are available in all of the restroom
12facilities at no charge.