AB381: Bill Text

2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE

2019 Assembly BILL 381

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 An Act to create 16.84 (5m), 66.0144, 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. L., 118.40 (2x) (b) 2. L., 118.60 (6s), 119.23 (6s) and 121.02 (1) (im) of the statutes; relating to: provision of menstrual products in state and local buildings and school buildings.

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 Section 1. 16.84 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB381,2,3 16.84 (5m) Ensure that, in any part of a building owned, leased, or occupied by the state, tampons and sanitary napkins are available in all of the restroom facilities at no charge.

AB381,2 Section 2 . 66.0144 of the statutes is created to read:

AB381,2,6 66.0144 Supply of buildings. (1) In this section, “political subdivision” means a city, village, town, or county.

AB381,2,9 (2) A political subdivision shall ensure that, in any part of a building owned, leased, or occupied by the political subdivision, tampons and sanitary napkins are available in all of the restroom facilities at no charge.

AB381,3 Section 3. 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. L. of the statutes is created to read:

AB381,2,15 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. L. A requirement that the charter school governing board make tampons and sanitary napkins available at no charge in all of the restroom facilities in any building in which direct instruction is provided to pupils enrolled in the charter school that is owned, leased, or occupied by the charter school governing board for the operation of the charter school.

AB381,4 Section 4. 118.40 (2x) (b) 2. L. of the statutes is created to read:

AB381,2,21 118.40 (2x) (b) 2. L. A requirement that the charter school governing board make tampons and sanitary napkins available at no charge in all of the restroom facilities in any building in which direct instruction is provided to pupils enrolled in the charter school that is owned, leased, or occupied by the charter school governing board for the operation of the charter school.

AB381,5 Section 5. 118.60 (6s) of the statutes is created to read:

AB381,3,2 118.60 (6s) Each private school participating in the program under this section shall make tampons and sanitary napkins available at no charge in all of the restroom facilities in any building in which direct instruction is provided to pupils enrolled in the private school that is owned, leased, or occupied by the governing body of the private school.

AB381,6 Section 6. 119.23 (6s) of the statutes is created to read:

AB381,3,8 119.23 (6s) Each private school participating in the program under this section shall make tampons and sanitary napkins available at no charge in all of the restroom facilities in any building in which direct instruction is provided to pupils enrolled in the private school that is owned, leased, or occupied by the governing body of the private school.

AB381,7 Section 7. 121.02 (1) (im) of the statutes is created to read:

AB381,3,12 121.02 (1) (im) Ensure that, in any building owned, leased, or occupied by the the school board, tampons and sanitary napkins are available in all of the restroom facilities at no charge.

AB381,3,13 (End)