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GA HB174

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/31/2023

Primary Sponsor

Patty Stinson

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Origin

House of Representatives

2023-2024 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Beginning in the 2024-2025 school year, the Georgia Department of Education must provide parents and guardians of students entering sixth grade with information on recommended adolescent vaccinations for meningococcal meningitis, human papillomavirus (HPV), and tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (TDAP)
  • Information must be provided in print form, electronic form, or both, and must include details on how each vaccine prevents disease, sources for additional information, and CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommendations
  • Local boards of education that provide health-related information to parents of students in grades seven through 12 must include information on meningococcal meningitis and influenza, including causes, symptoms, transmission, and CDC recommendations
  • The Department of Education, in cooperation with the Department of Public Health, must develop and make the required vaccination information available to local school systems and post it on its public website

Legislative Description

Education, Department of; provide parents and guardians of students entering sixth grade information regarding adolescent vaccinations in print and electronic form

Last Action

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

2/16/2024

Committee Referrals

Public Health2/1/2023

Full Bill Text

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