October 17, 2007, Introduced by Reps. Clack, Meadows, Donigan, Lindberg, Byrnes, Valentine, Bennett, Robert Jones, McDowell, Gonzales, Coulouris, Simpson, Warren, Alma Smith, Constan, Bauer and Gillard and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
by amending section 1177a (MCL 380.1177a), as added by 2005 PA 240.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1177a. (1) If, at the beginning of a school year, the
board of a school district or board of directors of a public school
academy provides information on immunizations, infectious disease,
medications, or other school health issues to parents and guardians
of pupils in at least grades 6, 9, and 12, then with that
information the board or board of directors shall include
information about meningococcal meningitis and the vaccine for
meningococcal meningitis. The information shall include at least
the causes and symptoms of meningococcal meningitis, how it is
spread, and sources where parents and guardians may obtain
additional information about meningococcal meningitis and may
obtain vaccination of a child against meningococcal meningitis.
(2) If, at the beginning of a school year, the board of a
school district or board of directors of a public school academy
provides information on immunizations, infectious disease,
medications, or other school health issues to parents and guardians
of pupils in or entering grade 6, then with that information the
board or board of directors shall include information about human
papillomavirus and the vaccine for human papillomavirus. The
information shall include at least the risks associated with human
papillomavirus; the availability, effectiveness, and potential
risks of immunization for human papillomavirus; and sources where
parents and guardians may obtain additional information about human
papillomavirus and may obtain vaccination of a child against human
papillomavirus.
(3)
(2) The department, in cooperation with the department
of
community health, shall develop and make available to school
districts, public school academies, and nonpublic schools
information
that meets the requirements of subsection subsections
(1) and (2). The department shall do this in the manner the
department determines to be the most cost-effective and
programmatically effective, which shall include at least posting
the information on its website.