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<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Assembly Member Jeff Gonzalez</ns0:AuthorText>
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<ns0:Title> An act to add Section 139 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to health. </ns0:Title>
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<ns0:Subject>Rural Farmworker Women’s Health Act of 2026.</ns0:Subject>
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<html:p>Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to develop a coordinated state strategy for addressing the health-related needs of women, as specified.</html:p>
<html:p>This bill, the Rural Farmworker Women’s Health Act of 2026, would require the department to, beginning July 1, 2027, establish a program to work with local nonprofit organizations who have a history of serving farmworker communities to provide free menstrual products in rural or agricultural communities. The bill would require the department to prioritize those communities with the highest rates of poverty.</html:p>
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<html:p>This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Rural Farmworker Women’s Health Act of 2026.</html:p>
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Section 139 is added to the
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(a)
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For purposes of this section, “menstrual products” includes tampons, sanitary napkins, panty liners, and menstrual cups.
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(b)
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Beginning July 1, 2027, the State Department of Public Health shall establish a program to work with local nonprofit organizations who have a history of serving farmworker communities to provide free menstrual products in rural or agricultural communities. The department shall prioritize the rural or agricultural communities with the highest rates of poverty.
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