The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Subchapter
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HEALTH AND SAFETY GENERALLY
(Cite as: 16 V.S.A. § 1432)
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§ 1432. Menstrual products
(a) By enacting this statute, the General Assembly intends to ensure that all students
attending a public school or an approved independent school have access to menstrual
products at no cost and without having to request them.
(b)(1) A school district and an approved independent school shall make menstrual products
available at no cost for each school within the district or under the jurisdiction
of the board of the independent school in:
(A) a majority of gender-neutral bathrooms and bathrooms designated for female students
that are generally used by students who are eight years of age or older; and
(B) the school nurse’s office.
(2) The school district or independent school, in consultation with the school nurse who
provides services to the school, shall determine which of the gender-neutral bathrooms
and bathrooms designated for female students to stock with menstrual products and
which brands to use.
(c) School districts and approved independent schools shall bear the cost of supplying
menstrual products and may seek grants or partner with a nonprofit or community-based
organization to fulfill this obligation. (Added 2021, No. 66, § 11, eff. June 7, 2021.)