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Bills/2021 Regular Session

SB 427

EnactedCrossfile HB 205
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Public Schools - Provision of Menstrual Hygiene Products - Requirement

Sponsor: Senator ElfrethCommittee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 706 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

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 women's restrooms at the school; requiring a public middle or high school to install menstrual hygiene product dispensers in at least two women's restrooms by October 1, 2022, and in all women's restrooms by August 1, 2025; requiring a public elementary school to install menstrual hygiene product dispensers in at least one restroom by October 1, 2022; etc.

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Testimony (36)

MGA witness list
FAV 34FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSpielberger, JoeACLU of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVKing, RoxannAmerican Association of University Women of Maryland (AAUW MD)Written (PDF)
FAVO'Hara, NellBmore Happy PeriodWritten (PDF)
FAVRoodberg, SheaIf/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive JusticeOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMorgan, JessicaMaryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)Written (PDF)
FAVDove, TinaMaryland State Education AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVDove, TinaMaryland State Education AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVJefferson , StaceylobbyistMarylanders Against PovertyWritten (PDF)
FAVSusskind, DanielleMoCo Board of EducationWritten (PDF)
FAVBritt, AdienaN/APosition only
FAVBritt, AdienaN/APosition only
FAVLittle, Rev. KobiNAACP MarylandPosition only
FAVPhilip, DianaNARAL Pro-Choice MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVPhilip, DianaNARAL Pro-Choice MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVSeth, RiyaNational Organization of WomenOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSeth, RiyaNational Organization of WomenWritten (PDF)
FAVFaulkner, RachaelPublic Policy PartnersWritten (PDF)
FAVFaulkner, RachaelPublic Policy PartnersWritten (PDF)
FAVKasemeyer, PamSchwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A.Written (PDF)
FAVEvans Letocha, PhoebeStudent Support NetworkOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSiri, MichellelobbyistThe Women's Law Center of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVChitalia, SuhaniIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVElliott, RobynlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVHandwerk, SamanthaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVKotler, JenniferIndividualPosition only
FAVLabastida Campos, AlondraIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVLaw, JonathanIndividualPosition only
FAVO'Looney, HanaIndividualOral
FAVParna, AdhyaIndividualOral
FAVSenator Elfreth, Senator ElfrethlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Elfreth, Senator ElfrethlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSheahan, MollyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSiebenhaar, AlexandraIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVWhite, MeganIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAPellegrin, StacyAACPS/CRASCWritten (PDF)
FWAOrtiz, JeanettelobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

AACPS/CRASCFWA 1
ACLU of MarylandFAV 1
American Association of University Women of Maryland (AAUW MD)FAV 1
Bmore Happy PeriodFAV 1
If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive JusticeFAV 1
Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)FAV 1
Maryland State Education AssociationFAV 2
Marylanders Against PovertyFAV 1
MoCo Board of EducationFAV 1
N/AFAV 2
NAACP MarylandFAV 1
NARAL Pro-Choice MarylandFAV 2
National Organization of WomenFAV 2
Public Policy PartnersFAV 2
Schwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A.FAV 1
Student Support NetworkFAV 1
The Women's Law Center of MarylandFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVJefferson , StaceyMarylanders Against PovertyRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore
FAVSiri, MichelleThe Women's Law Center of MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.
FAVElliott, RobynRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition…
FWAOrtiz, JeanetteRegistered for: Johns Hopkins