Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB3025: Requires school districts to provide "period products" at no cost in charter schools and public middle and high schools
Status: In committee, May 15, 2026
What the bill says
To amend chapter 167, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to period products in charter schools and public schools. Section A. Chapter 167, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 167.632, to read as follows: 167.632. 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Charter school", any charter school established under chapter 160 with forty percent or more of its students residing in households with a household income that does not exceed one hundred eighty-five percent of the most recent poverty guidelines updated periodically in the.
From the introduced text:
To amend chapter 167, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to period products in charter schools and public schools. Section A. Chapter 167, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 167.632, to read as follows: 167.632. 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Charter school", any charter school established under chapter 160 with forty percent or more of its students residing in households with a household income that does not exceed one hundred eighty-five percent of the most recent poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the authority of 42 U.S.C. Section 9902(2), as amended; (2) "Period products", tampons and sanitary napkins for use in connection with the menstrual cycle; (3) "School building", any facility owned or leased by a charter school or a school district: (a) Over which the charter school or the school board of the school district has care, custody, or control; and (b) In which there is a charter school or a middle school or junior high school serving students in grades six to eight or a charter school or a high school serving students in grades nine to twelve; EXPLANATION -- Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill …