87R11912 TYPED
By: Powell S.B. No. 2022
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a COVID-19 vaccine public awareness campaign.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 161, Health and Safety
Code, is amended by adding Section 161.01015 to read as follows:
Sec. 161.01015. COVID-19 VACCINE PUBLIC AWARENESS
CAMPAIGN. (a) In this section, "COVID-19" means the 2019 novel
coronavirus.
(b) The department shall develop and implement a public
awareness campaign designed to increase awareness of and educate
the public concerning the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19
vaccines that are approved or authorized for emergency use by the
United States Food and Drug Administration.
(c) In implementing the campaign, the department shall seek
to disseminate scientific and evidence-based information and
combat misinformation, with the goal of increasing vaccination
rates, particularly in communities with low rates of vaccination.
(d) The department may pay the costs of the program and its
administration from:
(1) gifts, grants, or donations;
(2) federal funds; and
(3) any other money made available for that purpose,
including money specifically appropriated for the campaign and any
other available department revenue.
(e) This section expires September 1, 2023.
SECTION 2. 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, 2021.