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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the date by which certain entering students at public |
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and private or independent institutions of higher education must |
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receive a vaccination against bacterial meningitis. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.9192(e), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(e) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in |
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consultation with institutions of higher education and private or |
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independent institutions of higher education, shall adopt rules for |
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the administration of this section, including rules establishing |
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the date by which a student who is required to comply with |
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Subsection (c) must have received the vaccination required by that |
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subsection, which may not be later than the 45th [10th] day after |
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[before] the first day of the semester or other term in which the |
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student initially enrolls unless the student is granted an |
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extension by the institution as provided by the rules adopted under |
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this subsection. [The rules must authorize an institution of
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higher education or private or independent institution of higher
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education to extend the compliance date for an individual student
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to a date that is not later than the 10th day after the first day of
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the semester or other term in which the student initially enrolls.] |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply |
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beginning with entering students enrolling in public or private or |
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independent institutions of higher education in this state on or |
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after January 1, 2014. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect October 1, 2013. |