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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
October 30, 2023 - Introduced by Senators Agard, Carpenter, Hesselbein, L.
Johnson
, Larson, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer and Taylor, cosponsored by
Representatives Vining, Snodgrass, Conley, J. Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh,
Bare, Considine, Emerson, Hong, Joers, Moore Omokunde, Myers,
Ohnstad, Palmeri, Ratcliff, Shelton, Sinicki, Stubbs, Subeck, Drake,
Jacobson and Clancy. Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
SB590,1,5 1An Act to amend 121.91 (7); and to create 16.84 (5m), 66.0146, 118.40 (2r) (b)
22. m., 118.40 (2x) (b) 2. m., 118.60 (6m) (e), 119.23 (6m) (e), 121.02 (1) (im) and
3121.91 (4) (m) of the statutes; relating to: the provision of menstrual products
4in state and local buildings and school buildings and a school district revenue
5limit adjustment for costs of providing those products.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires each school district, operator of an independent charter
school, and governing body of a private school participating in a parental choice
program to provide free tampons and sanitary napkins in all restroom facilities in
buildings owned, leased, or occupied by the school board, operator, or governing body.
The bill creates a revenue limit adjustment for a school district that incurs costs
to comply with the bill. Current law generally limits the total amount of revenue per
pupil that a school district may receive from general school aids and property taxes
in a school year to the amount of revenue allowed per pupil in the previous school
year plus a per pupil increase, if any, as provided by law. However, current law also
includes several adjustments to the general revenue limit.
Under the bill, if a school board adopts a resolution, the school district's revenue
limit is increased by the amount the school district spends in a school year to make
tampons and sanitary napkins available in school buildings.
In addition, the 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.

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:
SB590,1 1Section 1 . 16.84 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB590,2,42 16.84 (5m) Ensure that, in any part of a building owned, leased, or occupied
3by the state, tampons and sanitary napkins are available in all of the restroom
4facilities at no charge.
SB590,2 5Section 2 . 66.0146 of the statutes is created to read:
SB590,2,7 666.0146 Supply of buildings. (1) In this section, “political subdivision”
7means a city, village, town, or county.
SB590,2,10 8(2) A political subdivision shall ensure that, in any part of a building owned,
9leased, or occupied by the political subdivision, tampons and sanitary napkins are
10available in all of the restroom facilities at no charge.
SB590,3 11Section 3 . 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB590,2,1612 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. m. A requirement that the charter school governing board
13make tampons and sanitary napkins available at no charge in all of the restroom
14facilities in any building in which direct instruction is provided to pupils enrolled in
15the charter school and that is owned, leased, or occupied by the charter school
16governing board for the operation of the charter school.
SB590,4 17Section 4 . 118.40 (2x) (b) 2. m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB590,3,218 118.40 (2x) (b) 2. m. A requirement that the charter school governing board
19make tampons and sanitary napkins available at no charge in all of the restroom
20facilities in any building in which direct instruction is provided to pupils enrolled in

1the charter school and that is owned, leased, or occupied by the charter school
2governing board for the operation of the charter school.
SB590,5 3Section 5 . 118.60 (6m) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB590,3,74 118.60 (6m) (e) Make tampons and sanitary napkins available at no charge in
5all of the restroom facilities in any building in which direct instruction is provided
6to pupils enrolled in the private school and that is owned, leased, or occupied by the
7governing body of the private school.
SB590,6 8Section 6 . 119.23 (6m) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB590,3,129 119.23 (6m) (e) Make tampons and sanitary napkins available at no charge in
10all of the restroom facilities in any building in which direct instruction is provided
11to pupils enrolled in the private school and that is owned, leased, or occupied by the
12governing body of the private school.
SB590,7 13Section 7 . 121.02 (1) (im) of the statutes is created to read:
SB590,3,1614 121.02 (1) (im) Ensure that, in any building owned, leased, or occupied by the
15the school board, tampons and sanitary napkins are available in all of the restroom
16facilities at no charge.
SB590,8 17Section 8 . 121.91 (4) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB590,3,2118 121.91 (4) (m) 1. If a school board adopts a resolution to do so, the limit
19otherwise applicable to a school district under sub. (2m) in any school year is
20increased by the amount spent by the school district in that school year to make
21tampons and sanitary napkins available as required under s. 121.02 (1) (im).
SB590,3,2422 2. Any additional revenue received by a school district under this paragraph
23shall not be included in the base for determining the school district's limit under sub.
24(2m) for the following school year.
SB590,9 25Section 9 . 121.91 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB590,4,7
1121.91 (7) Except as provided in subs. (4) (f) 2. and (n) (m) to (qe) and (8), if an
2excess revenue is approved under sub. (3) for a recurring purpose or allowed under
3sub. (4), the excess revenue shall be included in the base for determining the limit
4for the next school year for purposes of this section. If an excess revenue is approved
5under sub. (3) for a nonrecurring purpose, the excess revenue shall not be included
6in the base for determining the limit for the next school year for purposes of this
7section.
SB590,10 8Section 10 . Initial applicability.
SB590,4,119 (1) Independent charter schools. The treatment of s. 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. m. and
10(2x) (b) 2. m. first applies to a contract that is entered into, renewed, or modified on
11the effective date of this subsection.
SB590,4,1412 (2) Revenue limit adjustment. The treatment of s. 121.91 (4) (m) first applies
13to the calculation of a school district's revenue limit for the school year beginning
14after the effective date of this subsection.
SB590,4,1515 (End)
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