Texas Education Code
§ 51.9192 — BACTERIAL MENINGITIS VACCINATION REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS; EXCEPTIONS
ED § 51.9192Title 3. HIGHER EDUCATION · Part A. HIGHER EDUCATION IN GENERAL · Ch. 51. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO HIGHER EDUCATION · Art. Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section:
(1)"Health practitioner" means any person authorized by law to administer an immunization.
(2)"Institution of higher education" and "private or independent institution of higher education" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.
(b)This section applies only to an entering student at an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education. This section does not apply to a student of an institution who is enrolled only in online or other distance education courses or who is 22 years of age or older. For purposes of this subsection, "entering student" includes:
(1)a new student, as defined by Section 51.9191; and
(2)a student who previously attended an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education before January 1, 2012, and who is enrolling in the same or another institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education following a break in enrollment of at least one fall or spring semester.
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Legislative history
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 142 (S.B. 1107), Sec. 2, eff. May 27, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 729 (S.B. 62), Sec. 1, eff. October 1, 2013.