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The close of the 80th Legislative Session resulted in the passage of House Bill 1059, which requires DSHS to create a list of the required immunizations for school attendance and a list of the recommended vaccinations. The required immunization list, although already in existence as the Minimum Immunization Requirements, has been updated. According to Monica Gamez, Immunization Compliance Coordinator for the Texas Department of State Health Services, DSHS follows the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) list of recommended immunizations, and this schedule serves as the department’s recommended list of vaccinations.
HB 1059, also known as the Emily Lastinger Act, requires school districts that maintain a website to post the list of immunization requirements and recommendations in English and Spanish. In an effort to align the mandated information in a user-friendly format that can be easily linked to any ISD website, the DSHS Immunization Branch has updated the Immunization Requirements web page. Some of the items found in the new web page include a listing of the required immunizations for school attendance for the 2007-08 school year and a link to the 2007 recommended immunization schedule. For more information on Immunizations visit the Texas DSHS Immunization Branch website.
School Requirements 2007-08 (Bilingual)
Recommended Immunization Schedule, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2007
Hepatitis A Vaccination Requirements for Grades K-3
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