Texas Education Code
§ 51.933 — IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS; EXCEPTION
ED § 51.933Title 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)An institution of higher education may require applicants for admission to be immunized against diphtheria, rubeola, rubella, mumps, tetanus, and poliomyelitis, except as provided in Subsection (d).
(b)The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission may require immunizations against the diseases listed in Subsection (a) and additional diseases for students at any institution of higher education who are pursuing a course of study in a human or animal health profession, and the executive commissioner may require those immunizations for any students in times of an emergency or epidemic in a county where the commissioner of state health services has declared such an emergency or epidemic. (b-1) A rule adopted under Subsection (b) that requires a hepatitis B vaccination for students may apply only to students enrolled in a course of study that involves potential exposure to human or animal blood or bodily fluids.
(c)An institution of higher education, in conjunction with the Department of State Health Services, should provide individual notice to each student applying for admission regarding:
(1)the consequences of not being current on immunization for certain diseases;
(2)the age groups most vulnerable to these vaccine preventable diseases; and
(3)local providers of immunization services.
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Legislative history
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 466 (S.B. 291), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 6.024, eff. April 2, 2015.