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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the vaccination against bacterial meningitis of public |
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school students. |
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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) Except as provided by Subsection (c), each student |
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shall be fully immunized against bacterial meningitis in accordance |
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with the most recent recommendations of the Advisory Committee on |
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Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and |
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Prevention. The executive commissioner of the Health and Human |
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Services Commission shall adopt rules for the implementation of |
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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 September 1, 2021. |