Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 161.0074 — REPORT TO LEGISLATURE

HS § 161.0074Title 2. HEALTH · Part H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS · Ch. 161. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS · Art. A. IMMUNIZATIONS

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(a)The department shall report to the Legislative Budget Board, the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and appropriate committees of the legislature not later than September 30 of each even-numbered year.

(b)The department shall use the report required under Subsection (a) to develop ways to increase immunization rates using state and federal resources.

(c)The report must:

(1)include the current immunization rates by geographic region of the state, where available;

(2)focus on the geographic regions of the state with immunization rates below the state average for preschool children;

(3)describe the approaches identified to increase immunization rates in underserved areas and the estimated cost for each;

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Legislative history

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 611 (S.B. 1353), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 865 (S.B. 970), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2021.