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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE
May 21, 2003 - Introduced by Senators Schultz, S. Fitzgerald and Breske,
cosponsored by Representatives
Kreibich, Gard, Jensen, Huebsch,
Gronemus, Schneider, Jeskewitz, Ward, Freese, Pettis, McCormick, Ott,
Seratti, Suder, Shilling, Wasserman, Lothian, Hahn, Gottlieb, Balow,
Olsen and Bies. Referred to Committee on Higher Education and Tourism.
SB172,1,3
1An Act to create 36.25 (46) and subchapter V of chapter 39 [precedes 39.81] of
2the statutes;
relating to: requiring certain college students to be vaccinated
3against or be informed about meningococcal disease.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill prohibits the University of Wisconsin System and all private colleges
and universities in Wisconsin from permitting an undergraduate student to occupy
a dormitory or residence hall unless: 1) the student provides proof that he or she has
been vaccinated against meningococcal disease within 12 months of the initial
occupancy of the dormitory or residence hall; or 2) the college or university has
provided detailed information on the risks associated with meningococcal disease
and the availability and effectiveness of vaccines against the disease and the student
(or his or her parent or guardian, if the student is a minor) affirms that he or she has
reviewed the information and has chosen not to be vaccinated.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
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4Section
1. 36.25 (46) of the statutes is created to read:
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136.25
(46) Meningococcal disease. The board may not permit an
2undergraduate student to occupy a dormitory or residence hall unless one of the
3following occurs:
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(a) The student submits proof to the appropriate campus office that he or she
5has been vaccinated against meningococcal disease within 12 months of his or her
6initial occupancy of a dormitory or residence hall. After this initial proof of
7vaccination is provided, the student is not required to provide proof for subsequent
8occupancies. Proof of vaccination shall include documentation from the health care
9provider who administered the vaccination or shall include a statement signed by the
10student or, if the student is younger than 18 years of age, by the student's parent or
11guardian, that specifies the date on which the vaccination was administered and the
12health care provider who administered the vaccination or the facility at which the
13vaccination was administered.
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(b) The board provides detailed information on the risks associated with
15meningococcal disease and the availability and effectiveness of vaccines against the
16disease to the student, if he or she is at least 18 years old, or to the student's parent
17or guardian, if the student is a minor, and the individual who is provided the
18information affirms that he or she has reviewed the information and has chosen not
19to be vaccinated or has chosen not to have the minor vaccinated. Once the individual
20so affirms, the board is not required to obtain subsequent affirmations.
SB172, s. 2
21Section
2. Subchapter V of chapter 39 [precedes 39.81] of the statutes is
22created to read:
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Subchapter V
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1Private colleges and
2
universities
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339.81 Meningococcal disease. A private college or university may not
4permit an undergraduate student to occupy a dormitory or residence hall unless one
5of the following occurs:
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6(1) The student submits proof to the college or university that he or she has
7been vaccinated against meningococcal disease within 12 months of his or her initial
8occupancy of a dormitory or residence hall. After this initial proof of vaccination is
9provided, the student is not required to provide proof for subsequent occupancies.
10Proof of vaccination shall include documentation from the health care provider who
11administered the vaccination or shall include a statement signed by the student or,
12if the student is younger than 18 years of age, by the student's parent or guardian,
13that specifies the date on which the vaccination was administered and the health
14care provider who administered the vaccination or the facility at which the
15vaccination was administered.
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16(2) The college or university provides detailed information on the risks
17associated with meningococcal disease and the availability and effectiveness of
18vaccines against the disease to the student, if he or she is at least 18 years old, or to
19the student's parent or guardian, if the student is a minor, and the individual who
20is provided the information affirms that he or she has reviewed the information and
21has chosen not to be vaccinated or has chosen not to have the minor vaccinated. Once
22the individual so affirms, the college or university is not required to obtain
23subsequent affirmations.
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1(1) This bill first applies to students occupying a dormitory or residence hall on
2the effective date of this subsection.
