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| 1 | 1 | General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5539 | |
| 2 | 2 | February Session, 2016 LCO No. 1906 | |
| 3 | 3 | *01906_______PH_* | |
| 4 | 4 | Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH | |
| 5 | 5 | Introduced by: | |
| 6 | 6 | (PH) | |
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| 8 | 8 | General Assembly | |
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| 10 | 10 | Raised Bill No. 5539 | |
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| 12 | 12 | February Session, 2016 | |
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| 14 | 14 | LCO No. 1906 | |
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| 16 | 16 | *01906_______PH_* | |
| 17 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 18 | Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH | |
| 19 | 19 | ||
| 20 | 20 | Introduced by: | |
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| 22 | 22 | (PH) | |
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| 24 | 24 | AN ACT CONCERNING MENINGITIS VACCINES. | |
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| 26 | 26 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
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| 28 | 28 | Section 1. Section 10a-155b of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2016): | |
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| 30 | 30 | (a) For students who first enroll in the [2014-2015] 2016-2017 school year, and first enroll in each school year thereafter, each public or [private college or university] independent institution of higher education in this state shall require that each student who resides in on-campus housing be vaccinated against [meningitis] all known serogroups of meningococcal disease and submit evidence of having received a meningococcal conjugate vaccine, meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine, serogroup B meningococcal vaccine and any other vaccine for a known serogroup of meningococcal disease not more than five years before enrollment as a condition of such residence. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any such student who (1) presents a certificate from a physician, an advanced practice registered nurse or a physician assistant stating that, in the opinion of such physician, advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant, such [vaccination is] vaccinations are medically contraindicated because of the physical condition of such student, or (2) presents a statement that such [vaccination] vaccinations would be contrary to the religious beliefs of such student. | |
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| 32 | 32 | (b) For the [2002-2003] 2016-2017 school year, and each school year thereafter, each public or [private college or university] independent institution of higher education in this state shall (1) provide information about [meningitis] all known serogroups of meningococcal disease to all prospective students prior to their matriculation and include with that information notice of the availability and benefits of [a meningitis vaccine] vaccines for all known serogroups of meningococcal disease, and (2) develop procedures for receiving and keeping a record of student vaccination status. | |
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| 37 | 37 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 38 | 38 | Section 1 July 1, 2016 10a-155b | |
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| 40 | 40 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
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| 42 | 42 | Section 1 | |
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| 44 | 44 | July 1, 2016 | |
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| 46 | 46 | 10a-155b | |
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| 48 | 48 | Statement of Purpose: | |
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| 50 | 50 | To require students of public and independent institutions of higher education in the state to be vaccinated against all known serogroups of meningococcal disease to be able to reside in on-campus housing. | |
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| 52 | 52 | [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] |