HOUSE BILL NO. 6169

November 26, 2024, Introduced by Reps. Churches, Rheingans, Glanville, Scott, Wegela, Brixie, Hill, McKinney, Dievendorf, Morgan, Xiong, Brenda Carter, Young and Brabec and referred to the Committee on Education.

A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled

"The revised school code,"

(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1174.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 1174. (1) Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, the board of a school district or intermediate school district or board of directors of a public school academy shall, upon request from at-risk pupils, provide feminine hygiene products at no cost to at-risk pupils enrolled in the school district, intermediate school district, or public school academy. Each at-risk pupil who makes a request under this subsection must receive, at a minimum, 20 tampons or menstrual pads each month for the school year.

(2) As used in this section, "at-risk pupil" means that term as defined in section 31a of the state school aid act of 1979, MCL 388.1631a.