Details Meeting Name: Committee on Women and Gender Equity Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 9/18/2023 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: CLICK ANY FILE # BELOW (in blue) TO ACCESS LEGISLATION AND ATTACHMENTS Meeting Items (13) 13 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: All agenda items Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Prime Sponsor Agenda # Agenda Note Name Type Summary Action Result Action Details Multimedia                     Roll call Not available T2023-3932 *       Oversight - Menstrual Equity in NYC - Update. Oversight   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available T2023-3932 *       Oversight - Menstrual Equity in NYC - Update. Oversight   Filed, by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1055-2023 * Tiffany Cabán     Menstrual Products Introduction This bill would require the Department of Education (DOE) to submit to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council and post on its website an annual report on the provision of menstrual products to students in any facility that is leased by DOE or over which DOE has care, custody and control, in which there is a public school, including a charter school, serving students who menstruate in grades six through twelve. Each year, DOE would be required to report the number of such facilities that provided only one type of menstrual product to students; the number of schools that provided two or more types of menstrual products to students; the number of bathrooms or areas in each school where menstrual products were made available to students, including how they were dispensed and made available; and the number of schools that did not provide menstrual products to students, and the reasons therefor. This bill would also require that all laws, documents and materials generated by the City use the term “menstrual products” whenever referring to products for use in connection with the menstrual cycle such as menstrual cups, tampons, and menstrual pads. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1055-2023 * Tiffany Cabán     Menstrual Products Introduction This bill would require the Department of Education (DOE) to submit to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council and post on its website an annual report on the provision of menstrual products to students in any facility that is leased by DOE or over which DOE has care, custody and control, in which there is a public school, including a charter school, serving students who menstruate in grades six through twelve. Each year, DOE would be required to report the number of such facilities that provided only one type of menstrual product to students; the number of schools that provided two or more types of menstrual products to students; the number of bathrooms or areas in each school where menstrual products were made available to students, including how they were dispensed and made available; and the number of schools that did not provide menstrual products to students, and the reasons therefor. This bill would also require that all laws, documents and materials generated by the City use the term “menstrual products” whenever referring to products for use in connection with the menstrual cycle such as menstrual cups, tampons, and menstrual pads. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1056-2023 * Carmen N. De La Rosa     Provision of menstrual products in schools. Introduction This bill would expand the schools in which the Department of Education is required to provide menstrual products pursuant to administrative code section 21-968 to include schools serving students in any combination of grades 4 through 12. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1056-2023 * Carmen N. De La Rosa     Provision of menstrual products in schools. Introduction This bill would expand the schools in which the Department of Education is required to provide menstrual products pursuant to administrative code section 21-968 to include schools serving students in any combination of grades 4 through 12. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1057-2023 * Amanda Farías     Requiring the department of correction to report on the distribution of menstrual products in city correctional facilities. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Correction (DOC) to produce an annual report on its distribution of menstrual products during the preceding fiscal year beginning no later than July 31, 2025. DOC would be required to report the average daily population of individuals in custody, disaggregated by gender; the number of products ordered by the department, disaggregated by product type; the number of products distributed to city correctional facilities, disaggregated by product type; and the number of products distributed to individuals in custody, disaggregated by product type. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1057-2023 * Amanda Farías     Requiring the department of correction to report on the distribution of menstrual products in city correctional facilities. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Correction (DOC) to produce an annual report on its distribution of menstrual products during the preceding fiscal year beginning no later than July 31, 2025. DOC would be required to report the average daily population of individuals in custody, disaggregated by gender; the number of products ordered by the department, disaggregated by product type; the number of products distributed to city correctional facilities, disaggregated by product type; and the number of products distributed to individuals in custody, disaggregated by product type. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1058-2023 * Amanda Farías     Educational materials on menstrual products. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Education (DOE) to develop, in collaboration with the Commission on Gender Equity, informational materials about menstrual products, to be shared with every student in grades 4 through 12. This bill would also require DOE to submit to the Mayor and the Speaker, and publish on its website, an annual report regarding the distribution of such informational materials. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1058-2023 * Amanda Farías     Educational materials on menstrual products. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Education (DOE) to develop, in collaboration with the Commission on Gender Equity, informational materials about menstrual products, to be shared with every student in grades 4 through 12. This bill would also require DOE to submit to the Mayor and the Speaker, and publish on its website, an annual report regarding the distribution of such informational materials. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1059-2023 * Amanda Farías     Including menstrual cups in the definition of menstrual products and the provision of such products. Introduction This bill would define the term “menstrual products” as menstrual cups, tampons, and pads, for purposes of the administrative code. This bill would also require the Department of Citywide Administrative Services to include menstrual cups in the provision of menstrual products to agencies, for further distribution to individuals in temporary shelters, and youth in secure detention or congregate care facilities. Additionally, this bill would require the Department of Correction to provide all incarcerated individuals who menstruate with either reusable or single use menstrual cups as soon as practicable upon request. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1059-2023 * Amanda Farías     Including menstrual cups in the definition of menstrual products and the provision of such products. Introduction This bill would define the term “menstrual products” as menstrual cups, tampons, and pads, for purposes of the administrative code. This bill would also require the Department of Citywide Administrative Services to include menstrual cups in the provision of menstrual products to agencies, for further distribution to individuals in temporary shelters, and youth in secure detention or congregate care facilities. Additionally, this bill would require the Department of Correction to provide all incarcerated individuals who menstruate with either reusable or single use menstrual cups as soon as practicable upon request. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available