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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to vaccination against human papillomavirus. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 38.004, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) Subject to Subsections (b-1) and [Subsection] (c), the |
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Texas Board of Health may modify or delete any of the immunizations |
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in Subsection (a) or may require immunizations against additional |
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diseases as a requirement for admission to any elementary or |
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secondary school. |
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(b-1) The governor may not require vaccination against |
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human papillomavirus as a condition for admission to any elementary |
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or secondary school. The executive commissioner of the Health and |
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Human Services Commission may not require immunization against |
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human papillomavirus under this section. This subsection preempts |
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any contrary rule or executive order. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |