07 LC 38
0338S
The
Senate Health and Human Services Committee offered the following substitute to
SB 155:
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of
Georgia Annotated, relating to student health in elementary and secondary
education, so as to require immunization against human papilloma virus for
female students entering the sixth grade; to provide for a beginning date for
certain requirements; to provide for a sunset for certain requirements; to
provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Part
3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to student health in elementary and secondary education, is
amended by revising subsection (c) of Code Section 20-2-771, relating to
immunization of students, as follows:
"(c)
The Department of Human Resources shall promulgate rules and regulations
specifying those diseases against which immunization is required and the
standards for such immunizations.
Beginning
during the 2008-2009 school year prior to admission into the sixth grade at any
school in this state, all female students must be vaccinated for human papilloma
virus except as otherwise provided in subsection (e) of this Code section. In
the case that the federal government determines that the human papilloma virus
vaccine is to be recalled or the department determines that there is a shortage
of the human papilloma virus vaccine, any requirement for such vaccine pursuant
to this subsection shall be suspended. Any requirement for the human papilloma
virus vaccine pursuant to this subsection shall expire on July 1,
2011. The school or facility shall
maintain on file the certificates of immunization for all children attending the
school or facility. All facilities shall file a report annually with the
Department of Human Resources. The report shall be filed on forms prepared by
the Department of Human Resources and shall state the number of children
attending the school or facility, the number of children who did not submit
certificates of immunization within the waiver period, and the number of
children who are exempted from the certification requirement for medical or
religious reasons."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.