1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public health; requiring information on meningococcal disease and 
1.3 	human papillomavirus disease to be provided through the schools;amending 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 121A.15, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 121A.15, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 16.Information on meningococcal disease and human papillomavirus 
1.9 	disease. (a) Beginning with sixth grade, every public and private school in the state that 
1.10 	enrolls students in grades 6 to 12 shall provide parents or guardians with information 
1.11 	about meningococcal disease and its vaccine and human papillomavirus disease and its 
1.12 	vaccine at the beginning of each school year.
1.13 	(b) The information about meningococcal disease shall include:
1.14 	(1) its causes and symptoms, how meningococcal disease is spread, and where 
1.15 	parents or guardians can obtain additional information on the disease and on its vaccine; 
1.16 	and
1.17 	(2) current recommendations from the United States Centers for Disease Control and 
1.18 	Prevention regarding the vaccine for meningococcal disease and where the vaccination 
1.19 	can be received.
1.20 	(c) The information about human papillomavirus disease shall include:
1.21 	(1) its causes and symptoms, how human papillomavirus disease is spread, and 
1.22 	where parents or guardians may obtain additional information on the disease and on 
1.23 	its vaccine; and
2.1 	(2) current recommendations from the United States Centers for Disease Control 
2.2 	and Prevention regarding the vaccine for human papillomavirus disease and where the 
2.3 	vaccination can be received.
2.4 	(d) The Department of Health, in consultation with the Department of Education, 
2.5 	shall prepare the informational materials required in paragraphs (b) and (c).
2.6 	(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require students to receive a 
2.7 	meningococcal vaccination or a human papillomavirus vaccination to remain enrolled in 
2.8 	school or require the school to provide the vaccinations to students.