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HB 2067

An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in duties and powers of boards of school directors, further providing for temporary emergency provisions.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz and 7 co-sponsors

Creates a state grant program to provide free feminine hygiene products in Title I middle/high schools, funded by $200,000 annually.

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Bill Summary · HB 2067

Summary — HB 2067 (Kansas, 2025)

Establishing a feminine hygiene product grant program and grant fund to award moneys to qualifying Title I schools to provide feminine hygiene products to students at no cost

Purpose / Intent

HB 2067 creates a state‑administered grant program to help Title I public schools (grades 5–12) provide feminine hygiene products (tampons, sanitary napkins, panty liners, and similar items) at no cost to students. The aim is to improve access to menstrual supplies for female students in qualifying schools.

Key provisions

  • Definitions:
    • “Feminine hygiene products” — tampons, sanitary napkins, panty liners and similar tangible items for menstrual hygiene.
    • “Qualifying school” — a public school that receives Title I federal funds and serves any grades 5 through 12.
  • Program administration:
    • The Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) implements and administers the grant program.
    • School districts with qualifying schools must notify KSDE if they intend to participate.
  • Funding and allocation:
    • FY2026 appropriation: $200,000 from the State General Fund to KSDE for the program.
    • KSDE must certify total funds available on or before September 1 each school year.
    • Grants are allocated pro rata to qualifying schools based on the number of female students enrolled in grades 5–12.
    • KSDE reimburses participating districts for actual costs of feminine hygiene products and dispensers purchased, up to each school’s annual allocation.
    • Grants are subject to availability; KSDE may accept private (nongovernmental) donations for the program.
  • Program fund:
    • Establishes the “Feminine Hygiene Product Grant Fund” as a special revenue fund administered by KSDE.
    • On July 1, 2026, and each July 1 thereafter, the director of accounts and reports will transfer $200,000 from the State General Fund into the new fund — but expenditures from the fund still require appropriation in future budget acts.
  • Local school requirements:
    • Schools accepting grants must make products readily available at no cost in every girls’ restroom routinely used by grades 5–12 in the qualifying school.
    • Schools must also provide products at no cost via a female school counselor, female school nurse, or a female teacher designated by the principal.

Who is affected

  • Primary beneficiaries: female students in grades 5–12 attending Title I public schools in Kansas.
  • Participating parties: local boards of education/school districts (applicants and distributors), qualifying schools (site-level implementation), KSDE (program administration).
  • Fiscal impact: State General Fund appropriation of $200,000 in FY2026; ongoing transfers to the special fund contingent on future appropriations.

Timeline / procedural notes

  • Program effective beginning with the 2025–2026 school year; KSDE certification of available funds required each year by September 1.
  • FY2026 funding provided by the bill; thereafter the program is intended to be supported via the newly created special revenue fund with annual $200,000 transfers, though future use requires appropriation.
  • KSDE reports it can administer the program with existing staff; additional administrative costs could arise if combined with other enacted obligations.

Fiscal note (summary)

  • Initial appropriation: $200,000 (State General Fund) for FY2026.
  • Creation of a special revenue fund for subsequent years with $200,000 transfers from the SGF on July 1, 2026 and annually thereafter — but spending requires appropriation.
  • Fiscal effects are not reflected in the FY2026 Governor’s Budget Report.

Note: Multiple legislative documents with the number “HB 2067” exist in other states; this summary refers to the Kansas bill introduced Jan. 24, 2025, as described above.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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