BILL REQ. #:  H-4070.1 

Read first time 01/13/10.   Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.

     AN ACT Relating to a school-based vaccination guide; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   (1) The department of health and the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall jointly develop a school-based vaccination guide to be used by schools that elect to operate a school-based vaccination clinic.
     (2) The department of health shall convene a working group to develop the school-based vaccination guide. The working group shall include representatives of:
     (a) The Washington state chapter of the American academy of pediatrics;
     (b) The Washington academy of family physicians;
     (c) Urban and rural school districts;
     (d) The office of the superintendent of public instruction; and
     (e) The state medicaid medical director.
     (3) Before January 1, 2011, the department of health and the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall submit to the governor and the appropriate committees of the senate and house of representatives the school-based vaccination guide.
     (4) The department of health and the office of the superintendent of public instruction may seek, receive, and spend money received through an appropriation, grant, donation, or reimbursement from any public or private source to establish and distribute the school-based vaccination guide.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   This act expires July 1, 2011.