Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that appropriates funding to create a grant program to provide public schools with funding to distribute menstrual hygiene products free to students in Pennsylvania.

Highlights:

• Establishes the  Menstrual Hygiene Products Accessibility Grant Program in public schools (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that a school will be eligible for the grant program if they have 25% of their students enrolled in a free or reduced lunch program (Sec. 1). 

• Establishes a grant application form (Sec. 1). 

• Requires the department of education services to issue guidance on the program overall (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies how the grant shall be dispersed (Sec. 1). 

• Defines terms related to the grant program (Sec. 1).

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