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Committee approves grant program to provide free menstrual products in schools; fiscal note reduced
Summary
Senate Bill 155 to create a grant program funding free menstrual products in schools passed the Education Committee and moved to finance. A sponsor amendment made the program discretionary and revised the fiscal note downward; student testimony and discussion highlighted dignity and attendance issues.
The Senate Education Committee voted to advance Senate Bill 155, which would establish a grant program to help schools provide free menstrual-hygiene products to students who lack access.
A high-school student from Knox County, testifying as a volunteer and organizer, described classmates who missed class or left early when they lacked access to pads and tampons: "No student should have to choose between…
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