SENATORS Armbruster, Amstutz, Robert Gardner, Stivers, Schuring

To enact sections 1713.55, 3332.25, 3345.85, and

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3701.133 of the Revised Code regarding

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meningococcal meningitis and hepatitis B

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vaccination status of students living in on-campus

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housing at institutions of higher education.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That sections 1713.55, 3332.25, 3345.85, and	6
3701.133 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:	7

Sec. 1713.55. (A) As used in this section:

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(1) "Nonprofit institution of higher education" or	9
"institution" means a nonprofit college, university, or other	10
institution that offers instruction in the arts and sciences,	11
business administration, engineering, philosophy, literature, fine	12
arts, law, medicine, nursing, social work, theology, and other	13
recognized academic and professional fields of study, and awards	14
degrees for fulfilling requirements of academic work beyond high	15
school.	16

(2) "On-campus student housing" means a dormitory or other	17
student residence that is owned or operated by or located on the	18
campus of a nonprofit institution of higher education.	19

(3) "Parent" means either parent, except that if one parent	20
has sole custody, "parent" means the parent with custody. "Parent"	21
also includes a guardian or, in the absence of a parent or	22
guardian, another person who has accepted responsibility for the	23
care of the student.	24

(B) Beginning with the academic year that commences on or	25
after July 1, 2005, a nonprofit institution of higher education	26
shall not permit a student to reside in on-campus student housing	27
unless the student, or, if the student is younger than eighteen	28
years of age, the student's parent, discloses to the institution	29
whether the student has been vaccinated against meningococcal	30
meningitis and hepatitis B by submitting to the institution the	31
meningitis and hepatitis B vaccination status statement described	32
in division (B) of section 3701.133 of the Revised Code or a	33
meningitis status statement form provided by the institution that	34
meets the requirements of division (B) of section 3701.133 of the	35
Revised Code. The statement may be submitted in written form or,	36
if the institution has a secure web site, in electronic form.	37

(C) On receipt of an application for residence in on-campus	38
student housing, a nonprofit institution of higher education shall	39
do both of the following:	40

(1) Inform the student of the disclosure requirement;

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(2) Provide the student in either written or, if the school	42
has a secure web site, electronic form the meningitis and	43
hepatitis B vaccination status statement described in division (B)	44
of section 3701.133 of the Revised Code or a meningitis status	45
statement form provided by the institution that meets the	46
requirements of division (B) of section 3701.133 of the Revised	47
Code.	48

(D) This section does not require an institution to provide	49
or pay for a meningococcal meningitis or hepatitis B vaccination	50
for any student.	51

Sec. 3332.25. (A) As used in this section:

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(1) "On-campus student housing" means a dormitory or other	53
student residence that is owned or operated by or located on the	54
campus of a school subject to this chapter.	55

(2) "Parent" means either parent, except that if one parent	56
has sole custody, "parent" means the parent with custody. "Parent"	57
also includes a guardian or, in the absence of a parent or	58
guardian, another person who has accepted responsibility for the	59
care of the student.	60

(B) Beginning with the academic year that commences on or	61
after July 1, 2005, a school subject to this chapter shall not	62
permit a student to reside in on-campus student housing unless the	63
student, or, if the student is younger than eighteen years of age,	64
the student's parent, discloses to the school whether the student	65
has been vaccinated against meningococcal meningitis and hepatitis	66
B by submitting to the school the meningitis and hepatitis B	67
vaccination status statement described in division (B) of section	68
3701.133 of the Revised Code or a meningitis status statement form	69
provided by the school that meets the requirements of division (B)	70
of section 3701.133 of the Revised Code. The statement may be	71
submitted in written form or, if the school has a secure web site,	72
in electronic form.	73

(C) On receipt of an application for residence in on-campus	74
student housing, a school subject to this chapter shall do both of	75
the following:	76

(1) Inform the student of the disclosure requirement;

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(2) Provide the student in either written or, if the school	78
has a secure web site, electronic form the meningitis and	79
hepatitis B vaccination status statement described in division (B)	80
of section 3701.133 of the Revised Code or a meningitis status	81
statement form provided by the school that meets the requirements	82
of division (B) of section 3701.133 of the Revised Code.	83

(D) This section does not require a school to provide or pay	84
for a meningococcal meningitis or hepatitis B vaccination for any	85
student.	86

Sec. 3345.85. (A) As used in this section:

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(1) "On-campus student housing" means a dormitory or other	88
student residence that is owned or operated by, or located on the	89
campus of a state institution of higher education.	90

(2) "Parent" means either parent, except that if one parent	91
has sole custody, "parent" means the parent with custody. "Parent"	92
also includes a guardian or, in the absence of a parent or	93
guardian, another person who has accepted responsibility for the	94
care of the student.	95

(B) Beginning with the academic year that commences on or	96
after July 1, 2005, a state institution of higher education shall	97
not permit a student to reside in on-campus student housing unless	98
the student, or, if the student is younger than eighteen years of	99
age, the student's parent, discloses to the institution whether	100
the student has been vaccinated against meningococcal meningitis	101
and hepatitis B by submitting to the institution the meningitis	102
and hepatitis B vaccination status statement described in division	103
(B) of section 3701.133 of the Revised Code or a meningitis status	104
statement form provided by the institution that meets the	105
requirements of division (B) of section 3701.133 of the Revised	106
Code. The statement may be submitted in written form or, if the	107
institution has a secure web site, in electronic form.	108

(C) On receipt of an application for residence in on-campus	109
student housing, a state institution of higher education shall do	110
both of the following:	111

(1) Inform the student of the disclosure requirement;

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(2) Provide the student in either written or, if the	113
institution has a secure web site, electronic form the meningitis	114
and hepatitis B vaccination status statement described in division	115
(B) of section 3701.133 of the Revised Code or a meningitis status	116
statement form provided by the institution that meets the	117
requirements of division (B) of section 3701.133 of the Revised	118
Code.	119

(D) This section does not require an institution to provide	120
or pay for a meningococcal meningitis or hepatitis B vaccination	121
for any student.	122

Sec. 3701.133. (A) The department of health shall make	123
available on its web site information about the risks associated	124
with meningococcal meningitis and hepatitis B, the availability of	125
vaccines, and the effectiveness of the vaccines. The department	126
shall provide written notice of the availability of meningococcal	127
meningitis and hepatitis B information on the web site to all of	128
the following:	129

(1) Each city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational	130
school district, as defined in Chapter 3311. of the Revised Code;	131

(2) Each nonpublic school, whether chartered, nonchartered,	132
or nontax supported, that enrolls students in ninth grade or the	133
equivalent educational level;	134

(3) Each community school created under section 3314.01 of	135
the Revised Code, that enrolls students in ninth grade or the	136
equivalent educational level;	137

(4) Each state institution of higher education, as defined in	138
section 3345.011 of the Revised Code;	139

(5) Each nonprofit institution of higher education, as	140
defined in section 1713.55 of the Revised Code;	141

(6) Each private career school, as defined in section 3332.01	142
of the Revised Code.	143

(B) In addition to the information provided for in division	144
(A) of this section, the department of health shall make available	145
on its web site, in a format suitable for downloading, a	146
meningitis and hepatitis B vaccination status statement form for a	147
student or, if the student is younger than eighteen years of age,	148
the student's parent, to complete to disclose whether the student	149
has been vaccinated against meningococcal meningitis and hepatitis	150
B. The form shall include all of the following:	151

(1) The information described in division (A) of this section	152
and a means for the student or the student's parent to acknowledge	153
having received and read the information;	154

(2) A space for the student or the student's parent to	155
indicate one of the following:	156

(a) The student has been vaccinated against meningococcal	157
meningitis, and the year the vaccination was given.	158

(b) The student has not been vaccinated against meningococcal	159
meningitis.	160

(3) A space for the student or the student's parent to	161
indicate one of the following:	162

(a) The student has been vaccinated against hepatitis B, and	163
the year the vaccination was given.	164

(b) The student has not been vaccinated against hepatitis B.

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