SB 715

            
2020 SESSION

20104304D

SENATE BILL NO. 715 

Senate Amendments in [ ] � February 6, 2020

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section
numbered 63.2-615.1, relating to TANF; [ feminine hygiene
products menstrual supplies ] .

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Patrons Prior to Engrossment--Senators McClellan and Boysko 

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Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services 

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section
numbered 63.2-615.1 as follows: 

� 63.2-615.1. Payment allowance for �[ feminine
hygiene products menstrual supplies ] .

The Board shall authorize monthly payments for �[ feminine
hygiene products menstrual supplies ] �in the
amount of $10 to each female who is at least 10 years of age but not older than
55 years of age and is considered part of the TANF public assistance unit. Any
female who is younger than 10 years of age or older than 55 years of age and is
otherwise eligible shall be provided such monthly payments for �[ feminine
hygiene products menstrual supplies ] �upon
written certification by a licensed physician that the female has a need for �[
feminine hygiene products menstrual supplies ] . Such payments shall be in addition
to any other public assistance for which such recipients may be eligible and
shall not affect her entitlement thereto.

[ 2.
That the provisions of this act shall not become effective unless an
appropriation effectuating the purposes of this act is included in a general
appropriation act passed in 2020 by the General Assembly that becomes law. ]