Section 97.61 - Children and Students Included in Vaccine Requirements(a) The vaccine requirements apply to all children and students entering, attending, enrolling in, and/or transferring to child-care facilities or public or private primary or secondary schools or institutions of higher education.(b) The vaccines required in this section are also required for all children in the State of Texas, including children admitted, detained, or committed in Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Department of State Health Services, and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) facilities.(c) The vaccine requirements are adopted as a statewide control measure for communicable disease as defined in Health and Safety Code, § 81.081 and § 81.082.25 Tex. Admin. Code § 97.61
The provisions of this §97.61 adopted to be effective April 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 3188; amended to be effective March 5, 2009, 34 TexReg 1433; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 30, July 22, 2016, TexReg 5422, eff. 7/28/2016