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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an immunization awareness program in certain school |
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districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 38.019 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 38.019. IMMUNIZATION AWARENESS PROGRAM. (a) A school |
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district that maintains an Internet website shall post prominently |
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on the website a list of: |
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(1) the immunizations required for admission to public |
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school by rules of the Department of State Health Services adopted |
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under Section 38.001; |
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(2) any immunizations, in addition to immunizations |
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listed under Subdivision (1), required for admission to public |
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school by the board of trustees of the district; |
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(3) any immunizations or vaccines recommended for |
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public school students by the Department of State Health Services |
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or the board of trustees of the district; and |
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(4) health clinics in the district that offer the |
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influenza vaccine. |
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(b) The list of recommended immunizations or vaccines under |
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Subsection (a)(3) must include the influenza vaccine, unless the |
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Department of State Health Services or board of trustees requires |
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the influenza vaccine for admission to public school. |
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SECTION 2. Section 38.019, Education Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies beginning with the 2007-2008 school year. |
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SECTION 3. 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 September 1, 2007. |