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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to hepatitis B vaccination for students enrolled in |
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certain health-related courses of study at an institution of higher |
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education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.933, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) A rule adopted under Subsection (b) that requires a |
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hepatitis B vaccination for students must: |
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(1) apply only to students enrolled in a course of |
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study that involves potential exposure to human or animal blood or |
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bodily fluids; and |
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(2) require each student to: |
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(A) receive the first shot of a series of |
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hepatitis B vaccine before the student begins the course of study; |
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and |
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(B) continue the series of hepatitis B vaccine |
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while training or working and complete the series according to |
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safety protocols adopted by the Centers for Disease Control and |
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Prevention of the United States Public Health Service. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than November 1, 2009, the executive |
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commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall |
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adopt rules as required by Section 51.933(b-1), Education Code, as |
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added by this Act. |
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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, 2009. |