CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1827

Chapter 398, Laws of 2003

(partial veto)

58th Legislature
2003 Regular Session

MENINGOCOCCAL IMMUNIZATION INFORMATION

EFFECTIVE DATE: 7/1/04

Passed by the House April 25, 2003 Yeas 98 Nays 0 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 25, 2003 Yeas 45 Nays 0 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate		CERTIFICATE I, Cynthia Zehnder, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1827 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. CYNTHIA ZEHNDER ________________________________________ Chief Clerk
Approved May 20, 2003, with the exception of subsection 4, which is vetoed. GARY LOCKE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington		FILED May 20, 2003 - 3:11 p.m. Secretary of State State of Washington

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ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1827
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AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
Passed Legislature - 2003 Regular Session

State of Washington

58th Legislature

2003 Regular Session

By House Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Representatives Moeller, Skinner, Fromhold, Schoesler, Romero, Sullivan, Hankins, Hunt, Morrell, Delvin, Cox, Kenney, Hinkle, Linville, Wood, Cody, Dunshee, Schual-Berke, Sehlin and Simpson)

READ FIRST TIME 03/05/03.

AN ACT Relating to provision of meningococcal immunization information to first-time students by degree-granting postsecondary educational institutions; adding a new section to chapter 70.54 RCW; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

     *NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 70.54 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) Except for community and technical colleges, each degree-granting public or private postsecondary residential campus that provides on-campus or group housing shall provide information on meningococcal disease to each enrolled matriculated first-time student. Community and technical colleges must provide the information only to those students who are offered on-campus or group housing. The information about meningococcal disease shall include:
     (a) Symptoms, risks, especially as the risks relate to circumstances of group living arrangements, and treatment; and
     (b) Current recommendations from the United States centers for disease control and prevention regarding the receipt of vaccines for meningococcal disease and where the vaccination can be received.
     (2) This section shall not be construed to require the department of health or the postsecondary educational institution to provide the vaccination to students.
     (3) The department of health shall be consulted regarding the preparation of the information materials provided to the first-time students.
     (4) If institutions provide electronic enrollment or registration to first-time students, the information required by this section shall be provided electronically and acknowledged by the student before completion of electronic enrollment or registration.
     (5) This section does not create a private right of action.
     *Sec. 1 was partially vetoed. See message at end of chapter.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 This act takes effect July 1, 2004.

         Passed by the House April 25, 2003.
         Passed by the Senate April 25, 2003.
         Approved by the Governor May 20, 2003, with the exception of certain items that were vetoed.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 20, 2003.

     Note: Governor's explanation of partial veto is as follows:

"I am returning herewith, without my approval as to subsection 4, Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1827 entitled:

     "AN ACT Relating to provision of meningococcal immunization information to first-time students by degree-granting postsecondary educational institutions;"

This bill requires all public and private higher education institutions with student housing on campus to provide information to each new student about meningococcal disease. This requirement is consistent with the Centers for Disease Control recommendations to colleges and public health departments that they provide general information to students about the disease.

However, subsection 4 is unduly prescriptive in directing institutions that offer electronic enrollment to provide the meningococcal disease information to students as part of their electronic enrollment and requiring that students acknowledge receipt of the information in order to complete enrollment.

Many higher education institutions in Washington and across the nation have been providing this information to their students for years, without a mandate that students acknowledge receipt. Our higher education institutions also provide information on other critical public health issues, such as AIDS/HIV and alcohol abuse without a requirement that students acknowledge receipt. Creating a mandatory sign-off from students creates an unnecessary administrative burden on our higher education institutions.

For these reasons, I have vetoed subsection 4 of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1827.

With the exception of subsection 4, Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1827 is approved."