LAWS OF DELAWARE
VOLUME 83
CHAPTER 11
151st GENERAL ASSEMBLY
FORMERLY
HOUSE BILL NO. 20
AS AMENDED BY
HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF FREE FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
Section 1. Amend Chapter 41, Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strikethrough and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
§ 4142. Free feminine hygiene products in schools.
(a) For the purposes of this section, “feminine hygiene products” means tampons and sanitary napkins, for use in connection with the menstrual cycle.
(b) By the 2021-2022 school year, all public and charter schools maintaining any combination of grades 6-12 shall provide free feminine hygiene products in a minimum of ½ of bathrooms, including those designated non-gender conforming, used by students who can have a menstrual cycle.
(c) Schools must publish on the school’s website and post in the school’s common areas the locations of the bathrooms where feminine hygiene products are provided. Such information should be updated if bathroom locations are changed.
(d) Each school must consult with its school nurse regarding the feminine hygiene products to be provided.
Approved April 8, 2021