102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB0641

 

Introduced 2/8/2021, by Rep. Katie Stuart

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
110 ILCS 305/120 new
110 ILCS 520/100 new
110 ILCS 660/5-210 new
110 ILCS 665/10-210 new
110 ILCS 670/15-210 new
110 ILCS 675/20-215 new
110 ILCS 680/25-210 new
110 ILCS 685/30-220 new
110 ILCS 690/35-215 new
110 ILCS 805/3-29.14 new

    Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities and community colleges in Illinois. Requires the governing board of each public university and community college district to make feminine hygiene products available, at no cost to students, in the bathrooms of facilities or portions of facilities that (i) are owned or leased by the board or over which the board has care, custody, and control and (ii) are used for student instruction or administrative purposes. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The University of Illinois Act is amended by
5adding Section 120 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 305/120 new)
7    Sec. 120. Availability of feminine hygiene products.
8    (a) In this Section, "feminine hygiene products" means
9tampons and sanitary napkins for use in connection with the
10menstrual cycle.
11    (b) The Board of Trustees shall make feminine hygiene
12products available, at no cost to students, in the bathrooms
13of facilities or portions of facilities that (i) are owned or
14leased by the Board or over which the Board has care, custody,
15and control and (ii) are used for student instruction or
16administrative purposes.
 
17    Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management
18Act is amended by adding Section 100 as follows:
 
19    (110 ILCS 520/100 new)
20    Sec. 100. Availability of feminine hygiene products.
21    (a) In this Section, "feminine hygiene products" means

 

 

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1tampons and sanitary napkins for use in connection with the
2menstrual cycle.
3    (b) The Board shall make feminine hygiene products
4available, at no cost to students, in the bathrooms of
5facilities or portions of facilities that (i) are owned or
6leased by the Board or over which the Board has care, custody,
7and control and (ii) are used for student instruction or
8administrative purposes.
 
9    Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended by
10adding Section 5-210 as follows:
 
11    (110 ILCS 660/5-210 new)
12    Sec. 5-210. Availability of feminine hygiene products.
13    (a) In this Section, "feminine hygiene products" means
14tampons and sanitary napkins for use in connection with the
15menstrual cycle.
16    (b) The Board shall make feminine hygiene products
17available, at no cost to students, in the bathrooms of
18facilities or portions of facilities that (i) are owned or
19leased by the Board or over which the Board has care, custody,
20and control and (ii) are used for student instruction or
21administrative purposes.
 
22    Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended
23by adding Section 10-210 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (110 ILCS 665/10-210 new)
2    Sec. 10-210. Availability of feminine hygiene products.
3    (a) In this Section, "feminine hygiene products" means
4tampons and sanitary napkins for use in connection with the
5menstrual cycle.
6    (b) The Board shall make feminine hygiene products
7available, at no cost to students, in the bathrooms of
8facilities or portions of facilities that (i) are owned or
9leased by the Board or over which the Board has care, custody,
10and control and (ii) are used for student instruction or
11administrative purposes.
 
12    Section 25. The Governors State University Law is amended
13by adding Section 15-210 as follows:
 
14    (110 ILCS 670/15-210 new)
15    Sec. 15-210. Availability of feminine hygiene products.
16    (a) In this Section, "feminine hygiene products" means
17tampons and sanitary napkins for use in connection with the
18menstrual cycle.
19    (b) The Board shall make feminine hygiene products
20available, at no cost to students, in the bathrooms of
21facilities or portions of facilities that (i) are owned or
22leased by the Board or over which the Board has care, custody,
23and control and (ii) are used for student instruction or

 

 

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1administrative purposes.
 
2    Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended
3by adding Section 20-215 as follows:
 
4    (110 ILCS 675/20-215 new)
5    Sec. 20-215. Availability of feminine hygiene products.
6    (a) In this Section, "feminine hygiene products" means
7tampons and sanitary napkins for use in connection with the
8menstrual cycle.
9    (b) The Board shall make feminine hygiene products
10available, at no cost to students, in the bathrooms of
11facilities or portions of facilities that (i) are owned or
12leased by the Board or over which the Board has care, custody,
13and control and (ii) are used for student instruction or
14administrative purposes.
 
15    Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
16amended by adding Section 25-210 as follows:
 
17    (110 ILCS 680/25-210 new)
18    Sec. 25-210. Availability of feminine hygiene products.
19    (a) In this Section, "feminine hygiene products" means
20tampons and sanitary napkins for use in connection with the
21menstrual cycle.
22    (b) The Board shall make feminine hygiene products

 

 

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1available, at no cost to students, in the bathrooms of
2facilities or portions of facilities that (i) are owned or
3leased by the Board or over which the Board has care, custody,
4and control and (ii) are used for student instruction or
5administrative purposes.
 
6    Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is
7amended by adding Section 30-220 as follows:
 
8    (110 ILCS 685/30-220 new)
9    Sec. 30-220. Availability of feminine hygiene products.
10    (a) In this Section, "feminine hygiene products" means
11tampons and sanitary napkins for use in connection with the
12menstrual cycle.
13    (b) The Board shall make feminine hygiene products
14available, at no cost to students, in the bathrooms of
15facilities or portions of facilities that (i) are owned or
16leased by the Board or over which the Board has care, custody,
17and control and (ii) are used for student instruction or
18administrative purposes.
 
19    Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is amended
20by adding Section 35-215 as follows:
 
21    (110 ILCS 690/35-215 new)
22    Sec. 35-215. Availability of feminine hygiene products.

 

 

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1    (a) In this Section, "feminine hygiene products" means
2tampons and sanitary napkins for use in connection with the
3menstrual cycle.
4    (b) The Board shall make feminine hygiene products
5available, at no cost to students, in the bathrooms of
6facilities or portions of facilities that (i) are owned or
7leased by the Board or over which the Board has care, custody,
8and control and (ii) are used for student instruction or
9administrative purposes.
 
10    Section 50. The Public Community College Act is amended by
11adding Section 3-29.14 as follows:
 
12    (110 ILCS 805/3-29.14 new)
13    Sec. 3-29.14. Availability of feminine hygiene products.
14    (a) In this Section, "feminine hygiene products" means
15tampons and sanitary napkins for use in connection with the
16menstrual cycle.
17    (b) Each board shall make feminine hygiene products
18available, at no cost to students, in the bathrooms of
19facilities or portions of facilities that (i) are owned or
20leased by the board or over which the board has care, custody,
21and control and (ii) are used for student instruction or
22administrative purposes.
 
23    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
24becoming law.