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House Bill No. 5506

Public Act No. 22-118 110 of 739

statutes, and to the Commissioner of Public Health concerning the activities of the commission. Sec. 82. Section 18-69e of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): Correctional staff at York Correctional Institution shall, upon request, provide an inmate at the institution with [feminine hygiene] menstrual products as soon as practicable. Correctional staff shall provide such [feminine hygiene] menstrual products for free, [and] in a quantity that is appropriate to the health care needs of the inmate and, on and after July 1, 2023, in a manner that does not stigmatize any inmate seeking such products, pursuant to guidelines established by the Commissioner of Public Health under section 89 of this act. To carry out the provisions of this section, the Department of Correction may (1) accept donations of menstrual products and grants from any source for the purpose of purchasing such products, and (2) partner with a nonprofit or community-based organization. For purposes of this section, ["feminine hygiene products"] "menstrual products" means tampons and sanitary napkins. Sec. 83. Section 18-99b of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): (a) The school district acting by the Commissioner of Correction shall have the power to (1) establish and maintain within the Department of Correction such schools of different grades as the commissioner may from time to time require and deem necessary in the best interests of those persons confined in any institution of the department, (2) establish and maintain within the department such school libraries as may from time to time be required in connection with the educational courses, services and programs authorized by section 18-99a and this section, (3) purchase, receive, hold and convey personal property for school purposes and equip and supply such schools with necessary furniture