Gisclair HB No. 342
(KEYWORD, SUMMARY, AND DIGEST as amended by Senate committee
amendments)
STUDENTS. Provides relative to vaccinations required prior to enrolling in an
educational institution.
DIGEST
Present law provides with respect to immunization of persons entering schools,
kindergartens, colleges, proprietary or vocational schools, and day care centers for the first
time. Requires each person entering such an institution, at the time of registration or entry,
to present satisfactory evidence of immunity to or immunization against vaccine-preventable
diseases according to a schedule approved by the office of public health, Dept. of Health and
Hospitals, or to present evidence of an immunization program in progress.
Present law provides that the schedule may provide specific requirements based on age,
grade of school, or type of school. Authorizes an educational institution or licensed day care
center, at its own discretion and with the approval of the office of public health, to require
immunization or proof of immunity more extensive than required by the schedule approved
by the office of public health.
Present law provides that the schedule shall include but not be limited to measles, mumps,
rubella, diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, poliomyelitis, and hemophilus influenzae Type
B invasive infections. Proposed law adds meningococcal disease to list of diseases included
in schedule; otherwise retains present law.
Proposed law shall be known as the Robert Michael Acosta Act.
(Amends R.S. 17:170(A)(2))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Education to the
engrossed bill
1. Names the instrument the Robert Michael Acosta Act.
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Prepared by Alan Miller.