SB 5828-S - DIGEST

(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 3/17/03)

Provides that, 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: (1) Symptoms, risks, especially as the risks relate to circumstances of group living arrangements, and treatment; and

(2) Information on the vaccination that may prevent the student from contracting the disease, that students in the high-risk group consider receiving the vaccine, and where the vaccination can be received.