81R2614 MSE-D
By: Nelson S.B. No. 291
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to hepatitis B vaccination for students enrolled in
certain health-related courses of study at an institution of higher
education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 51.933, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
(b-1) A rule adopted under Subsection (b) that requires a
hepatitis B vaccination for students must:
(1) apply only to students enrolled in a course of
study that involves potential exposure to human or animal blood or
bodily fluids; and
(2) require each student to:
(A) receive the first shot of a series of
hepatitis B vaccine before the student begins the course of study;
and
(B) continue the series of hepatitis B vaccine
while training or working and complete the series according to
safety protocols adopted by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention of the United States Public Health Service.
SECTION 2. Not later than November 1, 2009, the executive
commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall
adopt rules as required by Section 51.933(b-1), Education Code, as
added by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.