Nevada Revised Statutes 386.900 – Provision of menstrual products at no cost in certain public schools; plan to address lack of access to menstrual products
1. The board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school that operates as a middle school, junior high school or high school shall ensure that menstrual products are provided at no cost to pupils in the bathrooms of each middle school, junior high school and high school in the school district or charter school.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 386.900
- Charter school: means a public school that is formed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 388A of NRS. See Nevada Revised Statutes 385.007
2. The board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school that operates as a middle school, junior high school or high school shall develop a plan to address the lack of access to menstrual products due to affordability and to provide equal access to menstrual products. The board of trustees or governing body shall review the plan each year. The plan must, without limitation:
(a) Evaluate the access to and quality of menstrual products in the middle schools, junior high schools and high schools in the school district or charter school;
(b) Include a method to evaluate the effectiveness of the plan;
(c) Be evidence-based;
(d) Be solution-oriented;
(e) Outline how the school district or charter school will ensure access to menstrual products regardless of affordability and destigmatize the need for menstrual products; and
(f) Outline any curriculum a school in the school district or a charter school may provide regarding access to menstrual products.
3. The board of trustees of a school district or governing body of a charter school that operates as a middle school, junior high school or high school may apply for any available grants and accept any gifts, grants or donations to implement the provisions of this section.
4. On or before February 1 of each odd-numbered year, the board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school that operates as a middle school, junior high school or high school shall submit a report on the plan developed pursuant to subsection 2 to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the next regular session of the Legislature.
5. As used in this section, ‘menstrual products’ includes, without limitation, sanitary napkins, tampons or similar products used in connection with the menstrual cycle.