An Act To Improve Awareness of Meningococcal Disease LR 2220(02)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1685
Committee Amendment CA_A_S418 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,~, to S.P. 617, L.D. 1685, 
Act To Improve Awareness of Meningococcal Disease" 
Bill, "An 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting 
clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'Sec. I. 20·A MRSA §10008 is enacted to read: 
§l0008. 
Information on meningococcal disease and vaccine 
1. Provision of information: report of vaccination. 
Each 
postsecondary educational institution incorporated, chartered or 
established under the laws of the State that has a residential 
campus shall provide information on meningococcal disease and the 
meningococcal vaccine to each newly entering student who plans to 
live on the residential campus. 
This information must include 
any recommendations issued by the national Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention regarding meningococcal disease and the 
meningococcal vaccine. 
The information must be accompanied by a 
statement directing the student to share the information with the 
student's parents or legal guardians. 
2. 
Construction. 
This 
section may 
not 
be 
construed to 
reguire a postsecondary educational institution to provide the 
meningococcal vaccine to students. 
3. 
Review; repeal. 
The joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over heal th and human services 
matters shall review the operation and effectiveness of this 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ~' to S.P. 617, L.D. 1685 
section by January 30, 
2008 and may report out to the Second 
Regular Session of the l23rd Legislature a bill to amend or 
repeal this section. As part of its review, the committee shall 
consider the current recommendations of the national Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention regarding meningococcal disease 
and the meningococcal vaccine. 
This subsection is repealed June 
30, 2008.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill. 
The amendment requires 
each public or private postsecondary educational institution with 
a 
residential 
campus 
to provide 
information on meningococcal 
disease and the meningococcal vaccine to each newly entering 
student 
who 
plans 
to 
live 
on 
the 
residential 
campus. 
The 
amendment 
adds 
a 
provision to the bill to require that the 
information regarding the disease and vaccine include a statement 
directing the student to share the information with parents or 
guardians. 
The amendment also retains the provision of the bill 
that requires the joint standing committee of the Legislature 
having jurisdiction over health and human services matters to 
review these requirements and authorizes the committee to report 
out legislation to 
the 
Second 
Regular Session of the l23rd 
Legislature following its review. 
FISCAL ;"IIOTE REQUREII 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Revised: 02126/04 ;:t;?ae 
l2lst Maine Legislature 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1685 
An Act To Improve Awareness of Meningococcal Disease 
LR 2220(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee AmendmentA" 
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Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
The additional cost to the University of Maine System, the Maine Community College System, the Maine Maritime 
Academy and the Department of Human Services can be absorbed utilizing existing budgetary resources. 
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