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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Meningococcal Vaccination Act of
2004''.

SEC. 2. VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS.

Part G of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended
by inserting after section 485C (20 U.S.C. 1092c) the following new
section:

''SEC. 485D. VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS.

''(a) Definitions.--As used in this section:
''(1) The term 'enrolled' means having registered for a
credit or noncredit course.
''(2) The term 'postsecondary institution' means a school
of post-secondary education that generally limits enrollment to
graduates of secondary schools and awards degrees at the
associate, baccalaureate, or graduate level.
''(3) The term 'meningococcal vaccination' means receipt of
the vaccine protecting against at least the four serogroups of
A, C, Y, and W-135 of meningococcal disease within the 3 years
preceding the date on which the individual moves into on-campus
student housing.
''(4) The term 'on-campus student housing' means housing
provided to individuals, regardless of the fee, that is owned,
rented, or contracted for and operated by a postsecondary
institution, or through written agreement, with an agent of the
postsecondary institution.
''(b) Required Meningococcal Vaccination.--Except as provided in
subsection (c), an individual enrolled in a postsecondary institution
living in on-campus student housing shall--
''(1) obtain a meningococcal vaccination; and
''(2) submit written documentation to the postsecondary
institution from a health care professional or clinic of
receipt of a meningococcal vaccination.
''(c) Notification of Required Meningococcal Vaccination.--A
postsecondary institution shall--
''(1) inform an individual or the parent or guardian of an
individual younger than 18 years old of the requirement for
meningococcal vaccination at the time the individual--
''(A) is accepted for admission to a postsecondary
institution; or
''(B) registers for classes, if the individual is
not required to apply for admission before registering
for courses;
''(2) include notice of the requirement for meningococcal
vaccination in--
''(A) admission acceptance information;
''(B) student health-related information and
materials;
''(C) resident life information and materials;
''(D) the student handbook; and
''(E) the college catalog; and
''(3) provide detailed information to an individual who
resides or may reside in on-campus student housing or the
parent or guardian of an individual younger than 18 years old
who resides or may reside in on-campus student housing
concerning--
''(A) the risks associated with meningococcal
disease; and
''(B) the availability and effectiveness of
meningococcal vaccine.
''(d) Exemption From Meningococcal Vaccination Requirement.--
''(1) Adults.--An individual 18 years old or older is
exempt from the meningococcal vaccination requirement under
section 3 if the individual presents to the postsecondary
institution a signed written waiver in the form required by
section 6 stating that the individual has--
''(A) received and reviewed the information
specified in section 4; and
''(B) chosen not to obtain the meningococcal
vaccination.
''(2) Minors.--An individual younger than 18 years old is
exempt from the meningococcal vaccination requirement under
section 3 if a signed written waiver in the form required by
section 6 is presented to the postsecondary institution on
behalf of the individual stating that a parent or guardian of
the individual has--
''(A) received and reviewed the information
specified in section 4; and
''(B) chosen not to have the individual obtain the
meningococcal vaccination.
''(e) Waiver Form.--
''(1) Adults.--A waiver form for an individual 18 years old
or older shall--
''(A) state that the individual--
''(i) is 18 years old or older;
''(ii) has received and reviewed the
information provided by the postsecondary
institution on the risk of meningococcal
disease and the availability and effectiveness
of meningococcal vaccine; and
''(iii) chooses to waive the receipt of
meningococcal vaccine; and
''(B) provide spaces for the--
''(i) printed name of the individual;
''(ii) signature of the individual; and
''(iii) date.
''(2) Minors.--A waiver form for an individual younger than
18 years old shall--
''(A) state that--
''(i) the individual is younger than 18
years old;
''(ii) the parent or guardian of the
individual has received and reviewed the
information provided by the postsecondary
institution on the risk of meningococcal
disease and the availability and effectiveness
of meningococcal vaccine; and
''(iii) the parent or guardian of the
individual chooses to waive the receipt of
meningococcal vaccine for the individual; and
''(B) provide spaces for the--
''(i) printed name of the individual;
''(ii) printed name of the parent or
guardian;
''(iii) signature of the parent or
guardian; and
''(iv) date.
''(f) Payment for Inoculation.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to require a postsecondary institution or a local public
health agency to provide or pay for a meningococcal vaccination.''.
A:
Meningococcal Vaccination Act of 2004 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require entering students who will reside in on-campus housing at postsecondary institutions to have received meningococcal vaccinations.