New JerseyPublic colleges would make and carry out menstrual product plans
Each public college or university would study campus needs for menstrual products and put a plan to improve access in place within a year.
What it does
Each public college or university would finish a campus plan for menstrual product access within six months after the law takes effect. It would put the plan in place within 12 months.
Argument forPlanning around campus needs and distribution sites could help students and others find free menstrual products.
Argument againstPublic colleges could face costs and staff work to finish and carry out campus plans within a year.
More detail
Each public college or university president would develop and carry out a plan to improve access to menstrual products. The requirement covers every New Jersey public college and university. The plan must assess current access and needs, estimate demand for free products, identify distribution sites, and project costs. The president must send the plan to the school's governing body, which must send it to the Governor and Legislature. If enacted, the law would take effect immediately. Schools would finish their plans within six months and fully put them in place within 12 months of that date.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 14Reported out of Asm. Comm. with Amendments, and Referred to Assembly Higher Education CommitteeLatest
- Mar 16Introduced, Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services CommitteeIntroduced
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