New Mandate? Headed Your Way!

• Kelley McKasy

• Jun 17, 2019
• 1 min read

What’s happening?

• Commission on State Mandates tentatively approves new mandate

• On March 5th, the Commission on State Mandates (COSM) issued its draft decision to approve the Public School Restrooms: Feminine Hygiene Products test claim

A big shout out to Desert Sands Unified School District for doing the heavy lifting and filing this test claim!

What’s the requirement?

• Education Code Section 35292.6: A public school maintaining any combination of classes from grade 6 to grade 12, inclusive, that meets the 40-percent pupil poverty threshold, shall stock at least 50 percent of the school’s restrooms with feminine hygiene products at all times.

What do the reimbursable activities look like?

• Time and costs to stock the restrooms

• Time and cost to train staff on the new state mandated activities

• Time and cost to update district policies and procedures

• Costs to purchase and install dispensers for the restrooms

• Costs incurred starting January 1, 2018 forward can be claimed

What is the timeline?

• State filing deadline is anticipated to be sometime late December, 2019

• Formal approval is set to take place when COSM holds its next meeting on May 24, 2019

What are your next steps?

• If you are a current client, we have you covered!

• If you are not a current client, we can help. Call me.

Until next time,

Mike Brown, Good Governance Program Manager