HB-4726, As Passed Senate, November 1, 2005

SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 4726

     A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled

"The revised school code,"

(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1177a.

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) 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 (1). 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.