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Representative Ennett says HB1611 will help schools tap existing funds to address period poverty
Senate Education Committee - Senate · April 14, 2021
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Summary
HB1611 clarifies that schools can use existing funding streams (RMAC, Title I, State Foundation, McKinney-Vento) to provide menstrual products, after witnesses and sponsor said many schools currently rely on donations or teachers' out-of-pocket purchases.
Representative Denise Ennett told the committee she worked with the Arkansas Period Poverty Project and school officials to craft HB1611, which would make it clearer how schools can use existing public funds to provide menstrual products to students. "Period poverty refers to the lack of access to sanitary…
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