Full Text of HB5853 103rd General Assembly
HB5853 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | | | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024 HB5853 Introduced 5/22/2024, by Rep. Anthony DeLuca SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: | | 110 ILCS 20/3 | from Ch. 144, par. 2603 |
| Amends the College Student Immunization Act. Provides that, beginning with the 2024-2025 academic year, for a tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis vaccine (Tdap) requirement, if a student who enrolls in a post-secondary educational institution cannot provide the dates on which the student received 3 or more doses of a diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis containing vaccine, then the student must provide at least one date on which the student received a dose of the vaccine not more than 10 years prior to the beginning of the term of current enrollment. Provides that additional doses of either a Tdap vaccine or a tetanus and diphtheria vaccine shall be administered in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention catch-up schedule, as needed, to complete a series of at least 3 doses, including any prior doses of specified vaccines. Effective immediately. |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education. | 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 | | represented in the General Assembly: | 4 | | Section 5. The College Student Immunization Act is amended | 5 | | by changing Section 3 as follows: | 6 | | (110 ILCS 20/3) (from Ch. 144, par. 2603) | 7 | | Sec. 3. Exceptions. | 8 | | (a) The provisions of this Act shall not apply to: (1) | 9 | | persons enrolled in a post-secondary educational institution | 10 | | on or before the effective date of this Act; (2) persons | 11 | | enrolled less than half-time during a term or semester; or (3) | 12 | | persons whose instruction solely involves research, field work | 13 | | or study outside of a classroom environment. | 14 | | (b) No proof of immunization shall be required if a | 15 | | physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches | 16 | | certifies that any immunization required by the Department is | 17 | | medically contraindicated. | 18 | | (c) No proof of immunization shall be required if the | 19 | | person or his or her parent or guardian presents a signed | 20 | | statement that he or she objects to immunizations on religious | 21 | | grounds. | 22 | | (d) The certificate of medical exemption or statement of | 23 | | religious objection required by this Section shall be |
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| 1 | | presented to the post-secondary educational institution. | 2 | | (e) Beginning with the 2024-2025 academic year, for a | 3 | | tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis vaccine (Tdap) requirement, | 4 | | if a student who enrolls in a post-secondary educational | 5 | | institution cannot provide the dates on which the student | 6 | | received 3 or more doses of a diphtheria, tetanus, and | 7 | | pertussis containing vaccine, then the student must provide at | 8 | | least one date on which the student received a dose of the | 9 | | vaccine not more than 10 years prior to the beginning of the | 10 | | term of current enrollment. Additional doses of either a Tdap | 11 | | vaccine or a tetanus and diphtheria vaccine shall be | 12 | | administered in accordance with the Centers for Disease | 13 | | Control and Prevention catch-up schedule, as needed, to | 14 | | complete a series of at least 3 doses, including any prior | 15 | | doses of any of the following: | 16 | | (1) Tdap vaccine; | 17 | | (2) tetanus and diphtheria vaccine; | 18 | | (3) diphtheria and tetanus vaccine; and | 19 | | (4) diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vaccine. | 20 | | (Source: P.A. 85-1315; 86-1406.) | 21 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 22 | | becoming law. |
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