H-1122

   Amend House File 370 as follows:
   1.  Page 18, after line 16 by inserting: 
<DIVISION ___
ACCESS TO FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS

   Sec. ___.  NEW SECTION.  279.77  Access to feminine hygiene products —— restrooms.
   The board of directors of a school district shall ensure that feminine hygiene products can be accessed by students without cost in at least half of the restrooms in school buildings in the district where students in grades six through twelve are educated and that the supply of feminine hygiene products is refilled regularly. For purposes of this section, “feminine hygiene products” means sanitary napkins, tampons, or other similar items used for feminine hygiene.
   Sec. ___.  STATE MANDATE FUNDING SPECIFIED.  In accordance with section 25B.2, subsection 3, the state cost of requiring compliance with any state mandate included in this division of this Act shall be paid by a school district from state school foundation aid received by the school district under section 257.16. This specification of the payment of the state cost shall be deemed to meet all of the state funding-related requirements of section 25B.2, subsection 3, and no additional state funding shall be necessary for the full implementation of this division of this Act by and enforcement of this division of this Act against all affected school districts.>
   2.  By renumbering as necessary.

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WESSEL-KROESCHELL of Story