SCR 102 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Urges United States President to expand access to menstrual products in schools.

SCR 102 is a non-binding New Jersey legislative resolution urging the President of the United States to expand access to free menstrual products in all schools nationwide. It argues that Title IX (which prohibits sex discrimination in education) should be interpreted to require such access, addressing how lack of products leads to school absences and health risks for students who menstruate. The resolution cites that over half of high school students who menstruate miss school or arrive late due to inadequate product access, with low-income students often using unsafe alternatives like toilet paper. As a symbolic gesture without legal force, it aims to influence federal policy but does not change existing laws.
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Introduced Apr 15, 2024 Last action Apr 15, 2024
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