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 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 the department or over which the department has care, custody and control, in which there is a public school, including a charter school, serving female students in grades six through twelve. The report would need to include, for the previous year, the number of schools 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 the 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 why they were not provided. This bill would also require that all laws, documents and materials generated by the City use the term “menstrual products” whenever referring to products such as menstrual cups, tampons and sanitary napkins for use in connection with the menstrual cycle. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1055-2023 * Tiffany Cabán     Menstrual Products Introduction This bill would require the Department of Education 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 the department or over which the department has care, custody and control, in which there is a public school, including a charter school, serving female students in grades six through twelve. The report would need to include, for the previous year, the number of schools 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 the 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 why they were not provided. This bill would also require that all laws, documents and materials generated by the City use the term “menstrual products” whenever referring to products such as menstrual cups, tampons and sanitary napkins for use in connection with the menstrual cycle. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1056-2023 * Carmen N. De La Rosa     Provision of feminine hygiene products in schools. Introduction This bill would expand the schools in which the Department of Education is required to provide feminine hygiene products pursuant to administrative code section 21-968 to include schools serving students in grades 4 through 12. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1056-2023 * Carmen N. De La Rosa     Provision of feminine hygiene products in schools. Introduction This bill would expand the schools in which the Department of Education is required to provide feminine hygiene products pursuant to administrative code section 21-968 to include schools serving students in grades 4 through 12. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1057-2023 * Amanda Farías     Requiring the dept of correction to report on its distribution of feminine hygiene products to female incarcerated individuals and female individuals arrested and detained in the custody of the department for at least 48 hours. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Correction (DOC) to produce an annual report on its distribution of feminine hygiene products during the preceding 12 months. The report would include a table in which each row references an individual feminine hygiene product request. Each row would include the following information, set forth in separate columns: a unique identifier for each female incarcerated individual and each female individual arrested and detained in the custody of the department for at least 48 hours who made such request, the date of the request, the type of product requested, the quantity of product requested, the date on which the department provided the product in response to the request, the quantity of product the department provided on the date of the product request, the department facility where the request was made, and if the department did not completely fulfill the request, an explanation from the department for the unfulfilled request. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1057-2023 * Amanda Farías     Requiring the dept of correction to report on its distribution of feminine hygiene products to female incarcerated individuals and female individuals arrested and detained in the custody of the department for at least 48 hours. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Correction (DOC) to produce an annual report on its distribution of feminine hygiene products during the preceding 12 months. The report would include a table in which each row references an individual feminine hygiene product request. Each row would include the following information, set forth in separate columns: a unique identifier for each female incarcerated individual and each female individual arrested and detained in the custody of the department for at least 48 hours who made such request, the date of the request, the type of product requested, the quantity of product requested, the date on which the department provided the product in response to the request, the quantity of product the department provided on the date of the product request, the department facility where the request was made, and if the department did not completely fulfill the request, an explanation from the department for the unfulfilled request. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1058-2023 * Amanda Farías     Education on feminine hygiene products. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to create written materials containing information on feminine hygiene products, including a description of each product, information on how to use each product, any health risks associated with each product, typical costs of each product and where each product can be purchased and provided to students at no cost. DOHMH would be required to provide the written materials to the Department of Education (DOE) for dissemination to students in grades six through twelve at public schools and schools located in a facility leased by DOE or over which DOE has care, custody and control. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1058-2023 * Amanda Farías     Education on feminine hygiene products. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to create written materials containing information on feminine hygiene products, including a description of each product, information on how to use each product, any health risks associated with each product, typical costs of each product and where each product can be purchased and provided to students at no cost. DOHMH would be required to provide the written materials to the Department of Education (DOE) for dissemination to students in grades six through twelve at public schools and schools located in a facility leased by DOE or over which DOE has care, custody and control. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1059-2023 * Amanda Farías     Including menstrual cups in the definition of feminine hygiene products and the provision of such products. Introduction This bill would define the term feminine hygiene products to include menstrual cups, tampons, and pads for purposes of applying such term in local law. It would also require the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) to include menstrual cups in the provision of feminine hygiene products to agencies, for further distribution to persons in temporary shelters, and youth in secure detention or congregate care facilities. Additionally, this bill would require the Department of Correction to provide all female incarcerated individuals with 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 feminine hygiene products and the provision of such products. Introduction This bill would define the term feminine hygiene products to include menstrual cups, tampons, and pads for purposes of applying such term in local law. It would also require the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) to include menstrual cups in the provision of feminine hygiene products to agencies, for further distribution to persons in temporary shelters, and youth in secure detention or congregate care facilities. Additionally, this bill would require the Department of Correction to provide all female incarcerated individuals with menstrual cups as soon as practicable upon request. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available