Public Schools - Provision of Menstrual Hygiene Products
Sponsor: Delegate ReznikCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring each county board of education to ensure that each public school provide, at no charge to students, menstrual hygiene products via dispensers in the restrooms at the school; requiring a public middle or high school to install menstrual hygiene product dispensers in at least two restrooms on or before October 1, 2020, and certain restrooms on or before August 1, 2024; requiring a public elementary school to install menstrual hygiene product dispensers in at least one restroom by October 1, 2020; etc.
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Testimony (35)
MGA witness listFAV 35Favorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Spielberger, Joseph | ACLU of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Caldwell, Jamesha | Advocates for children and youth | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fleming, Melissa | American college of nurse midwives | Position only |
| FAV | marbach, john | HOSPECO | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | whitelaw, michaele | JHU | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fox, Uma | MCRSGA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | O'Looney, Hana | MCRSGA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sanford-Kelly, Maeve | MCRSGA | Position only |
| FAV | Posey-Moss, Marla | Maryland PTA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Snyder, Greg | Maryland School Psychologists' Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kasemeyer, Pam | MedChi, and MDAAP | Position only |
| FAV | Hollander, Edith | NARAL | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Nelson, Karen | Planned Parenthood MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Black, Ashley | Public Justice Center | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Yang, Yao | UB law | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | woodson, joanna | UM law | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | sauer, kimberly | fearlessly loving yourself | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | troop 3002, girl scout | girl scouts of america | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | brown, Akyra | hprp | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Klingenmaier, Lisalobbyist | marylanders against poverty | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | d'elia dufour, jennierose | md now | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dove, Tina | msea | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | carter, charly | naacp | Position only |
| FAV | Potter, Sam | north bethesda middle school | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | naseem, shafuq | period, dc | Position only |
| FAV | chen, bridget | wings jhu | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Siri, Michellelobbyist | womens law center | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Reznik, Delegate Rezniklegislator | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Haven, Kim | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | gelilo, claire | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | hasson, madeline | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | kim, emily | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | reneau, andrea | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | saini, sonia | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | watson, maya | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
ACLU of MarylandFAV 1
HOSPECOFAV 1
hprpFAV 1
JHUFAV 1
Maryland PTAFAV 1
MCRSGAFAV 3
md nowFAV 1
MedChi, and MDAAPFAV 1
mseaFAV 1
naacpFAV 1
NARALFAV 1
period, dcFAV 1
UB lawFAV 1
UM lawFAV 1
wings jhuFAV 1
womens law centerFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVKlingenmaier, Lisamarylanders against povertyRegistered for: Maryland Family Network; Maryland RISE
FAVSiri, Michellewomens law centerRegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.