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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirement that certain children receive the |
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influenza vaccine. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 38.001(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Each student shall be fully immunized against |
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diphtheria, rubeola, rubella, mumps, tetanus, and poliomyelitis, |
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except as provided by Subsection (c). Each student through 59 |
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months of age shall be immunized against influenza between |
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September 1 and December 31 of each year, except as provided by |
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Subsection (c). |
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SECTION 2. Section 161.0101, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The department shall increase awareness and |
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participation in the state's early childhood vaccination by |
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publishing information on its web site to educate parents of |
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children in day-care facilities, as defined by Human Resources Code |
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Section 42.002, about the benefits of annual vaccinations against |
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influenza for children six months to 59 months of age. the |
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department shall work with the Department of Human Services and |
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day-care facilities to ensure the information is distributed to |
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parents in August and September of each year. |
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SECTION 3. Section 42.043, Human resources Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) The department shall make rules for the immunization |
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of children in day-care facilities regulated under this chapter. |
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the department shall require that each shild who is six months of |
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age to 59 months of age entering or attending a day-care facility on |
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or after September 1, 2007, shall annualy receive the influenza |
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vaccine between September 1 and December 31 of each year. No |
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immunization may be required for attendance at a day-care facility |
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if a person submits an affidavit in accordance with Subsections (d) |
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and (d-1). |
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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 September 1, 2007. |