Florida Senate - 2007                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 660
                        Barcode 483844
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11  The Committee on Education Pre-K - 12 (Wise) recommended the
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         Delete everything after the enacting clause
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17  and insert:  
18         Section 1.  (1)  No later than January 1, 2008, the
19  Department of Health shall adopt a rule adding the human
20  papillomavirus to the list of communicable diseases for which
21  immunizations are recommended.
22         (2)  Beginning with the 2008-2009 school year, the
23  parent or guardian of each public and private school student
24  entering grade 6 for whom the human papillomavirus vaccine is
25  approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration,
26  must be provided information by the school concerning the
27  connection between the human papillomavirus and cervical
28  cancer and that a vaccine that helps prevent human
29  papillomavirus infection is available and recommended to be
30  given to females before they enter grade 6.
31         (3)  The information required to be provided to the
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    Florida Senate - 2007                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 660
                        Barcode 483844
 1  parents or guardians of the students for whom the human
 2  papillomavirus vaccine is approved and recommended shall be
 3  prescribed by the Department of Health.
 4         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.
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 8  And the title is amended as follows:
 9         Delete everything before the enacting clause
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11  and insert:  
12                      A bill to be entitled
13         An act relating to the human papillomavirus;
14         requiring the Department of Health to adopt a
15         rule adding the human papillomavirus to the
16         list of communicable diseases for which
17         immunization is recommended; requiring that
18         certain parents or guardians must be provided
19         information concerning the human
20         papillomavirus; requiring the Department of
21         Health to prescribe the information; providing
22         an effective date.
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