Texas Education Code - Section 51.9191. Bacterial Meningitis Information For New Students
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§ 51.9191. BACTERIAL MENINGITIS INFORMATION FOR NEW
STUDENTS. (a) In this section:
(1) "Institution of higher education" and "private or
independent institution of higher education" have the meanings
assigned by Section 61.003.
(2) "New student" means a first-time student of an
institution of higher education or private or independent
institution of higher education and includes a student who
transfers to the institution from another institution.
(b) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall
prescribe procedures by which each institution of higher education
shall provide information relating to bacterial meningitis to new
students of the institution. The procedures must provide for the
information to be provided in a brochure or other manner so that the
information is reasonably likely to come to the attention of each
student. The coordinating board shall prescribe the form and
content of the information. The information must cover:
(1) the symptoms of the disease, how it may be
diagnosed, and its possible consequences if untreated;
(2) how the disease is transmitted, how it may be
prevented, and the relative risk of contracting the disease for
students of institutions of higher education;
(3) the availability and effectiveness of vaccination
against and treatment for the disease, including how students of
the institution may seek vaccination or treatment and whether a
vaccination is available from the student health center, and a
brief description of the risks and possible side effects of
vaccination; and
(4) sources of additional information regarding the
disease and include the telephone numbers of the student health
center, if there is a student health center, and the appropriate
office of the Texas Department of Health.
(c) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall
consult with the Texas Department of Health in prescribing the
content of the information to be provided to students under this
section. The coordinating board shall establish an advisory
committee to assist the coordinating board in the initial
implementation of this section. The advisory committee must
include at least two members who are students at public or private
institutions of higher education.
(d) An institution of higher education, with the written
consent of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, may
provide the information required by this section to new students of
the institution by a method different from the method prescribed by
the coordinating board under Subsection (b) if the coordinating
board determines that method would be effective in bringing the
information to the attention of all new students of the
institution.
(e) Each institution of higher education shall make
reasonable efforts to obtain from each new student of the
institution a confirmation signed or acknowledged by the student
that the student has received the information required to be
provided to the student under this section and shall retain the
confirmation for not less than two years after the student first
enrolls at the institution.
(f) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the
Texas Department of Health shall encourage private or independent
institutions of higher education to provide the information
prescribed by Subsection (b) to all new students of those
institutions.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 219, § 1, eff. May 22, 2001.
Section: 51.913 51.914 51.915 51.916 51.917 51.918 51.919 51.9191 51.920 51.921 51.922 51.923 51.924 51.9241 51.9242
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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