84R8758 LED-D
By: Lucio III H.B. No. 2105
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to parental notice on enrollment in a public school of a
student who is not immunized.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 38.001, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (g) and (h) to read as follows:
(g) When a person who has not received the immunizations
required by this section enrolls in a public elementary or
secondary school, the school shall provide notice of the person's
enrollment and lacking immunizations to the parent or guardian of
each student enrolled in the school. The notice may not identify
the person lacking immunizations.
(h) A student's parent or guardian who receives notice under
Subsection (g) may request transfer of the student to another
public school as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 25.
SECTION 2. Sections 38.001(g) and (h), Health and Safety
Code, as added by this Act, apply beginning with the 2015-2016
school year.
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, 2015.