A6053

An Act concerning menstrual products and supplementing Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.

Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

1. a. The Director of the Division of Purchase and Property in the Department of the Treasury shall review all State purchasing arrangements, contracts, and initiatives, and shall consider options to maximize the State’s bargaining power with regard to menstrual products, which may include recommending appropriate statutory, administrative, or executive actions as may be necessary to reduce the cost of purchasing menstrual products to State programs and entities.

b. The director shall, in coordination with the State Treasurer, and any other appropriate State departments, divisions, offices, agencies, programs, or entities, as shall be designated by the director, develop and implement bulk purchasing arrangements for menstrual products.

c. The director shall develop outreach efforts and establish processes for county and local governments, as well as non-profit entities pursuant to section 2 of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill), to benefit from State bulk purchasing arrangements for menstrual products.

d. As used in this act:

“Director” means Director of the Division of Purchase and Property.

“Menstrual product” means any product that meets applicable industry standards and is designed specifically for the absorption or containment of menses, which includes, but is not limited to: pads, pantiliners, tampons, and menstrual cups.

2. a. A non-profit entity may, at the director’s discretion, purchase menstrual products under any contract awarded for the purchase of menstrual products on behalf of the State by the director, subject to such rules as the director may establish.

b. The director may establish limitations with respect to the menstrual products available for purchase and impose other appropriate conditions upon purchasing as the director deems necessary to protect the State’s purchasing interests.

c. The non-profit entity shall file such reports as the director may require setting forth the expenditures on such contracts.

3. The Director of Purchase and Property in the Department of the Treasury, the Commissioner of Education, and the State Treasurer shall, pursuant to the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt rules and regulations as may be necessary for the implementation of this act.

4. This act shall take effect immediately.

STATEMENT

This bill requires the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property (director) in the Department of the Treasury to review all State purchasing arrangements, contracts, and initiatives, and consider options to maximize the State’s bargaining power with regard to menstrual products, which may include recommending appropriate statutory, administrative, or executive actions as may be necessary to reduce the cost of purchasing menstrual products to State programs and entities.

The director will, in coordination with the State Treasurer, and any other appropriate State departments, divisions, offices, agencies, programs, or entities, as designated by the director, develop and implement bulk purchasing arrangements for menstrual products.

The director will additionally be required to develop outreach efforts and establish processes for county and local governments, as well as non-profit entities, to benefit from State bulk purchasing arrangements for menstrual products.

This bill permits, at the director’s discretion, a non-profit entity to purchase menstrual products under any contract awarded for the purchase of menstrual products on behalf of the State by the director, subject to any rules the director may establish. The director may establish limitations with respect to the menstrual products available for purchase and impose other appropriate conditions upon purchasing as deemed necessary to protect the State’s purchasing interests. A non-profit entity that purchases menstrual products under such contracts will file reports as the director may require setting forth the expenditures on such contracts.