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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the immunization of public school students against the |
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coronavirus disease (COVID-19). |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 38.001, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) In addition to the immunizations required under |
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Subsection (a) and subject to Subsection (c), each student for whom |
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a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) immunization fully approved by the |
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United States Food and Drug Administration is available shall be |
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fully immunized against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). To |
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satisfy the requirement of this subsection, a student must show |
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proof that the student is immunized in accordance with the |
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recommended immunization schedule adopted by the Department of |
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State Health Services based on guidelines and recommendations by |
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the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The |
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executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission |
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shall adopt rules for the implementation of this subsection. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than June 1, 2022, the executive |
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commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall |
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adopt the rules necessary to implement Section 38.001(a-1), |
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Education Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. Section 38.001(a-1), Education Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies beginning with the 2022-2023 school year. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the |
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legislative session. |