Published: May 18, 2023
By: Allison Allsop, LSU Manship School News Service
BATON ROUGE–The House passed a bill 79-17 Wednesday that would provide free menstrual products to students in public schools.
House Bill 117 would require public schools to provide free tampons and pads in easily accessible locations. Charter schools are exempt from the bill.
The Legislature would have to approve funding each year for the bill to be in effect that year.
The funding for the products would come from the state’s general fund. Schools may provide the products in bathrooms, offices or other locations.
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