Public Act 098-0480
 
HB3190 EnrolledLRB098 10379 RPM 41465 b

    AN ACT concerning education.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 10. The Communicable Disease Prevention Act is
amended by adding Section 1.10 as follows:
 
    (410 ILCS 315/1.10 new)
    Sec. 1.10. Meningococcal conjugate vaccine. The Department
of Public Health shall adopt a rule requiring students, upon
entering the 6th and 12th grade of any public, private, or
parochial school, to receive an immunization containing
meningococcal conjugate vaccine that meets the standards
approved by the U.S. Public Health Service for such biological
products and is in accordance with the recommendations of the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory
Committee on Immunization Practices. The immunization shall
consist of one dose of the MCV4 vaccine for 6th grade entrance
and 2 doses for 12th grade entrance, unless the first dose was
administered to a child who was 16 years of age or older, in
which case only one dose is required at 12th grade entrance.
However, if the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' recommendations
for adolescents are updated, then the requirement under this
Section should reflect those changes to be current. The
immunization requirement shall not apply before 6 months after
final rules are approved. Existing Illinois standards for
parental or legal guardian objections or medical objections
shall be applicable.