- (a) Authority. Authority for this subchapter is Texas Education Code, §51.9192, which establishes the requirement for bacterial meningitis vaccination for certain students and identifies exceptions to that requirement.
- (b) Purpose. Pursuant to the Jamie Schanbaum and Nicolis Williams Act, this subchapter creates the procedure by which an entering student of an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education will show evidence of being immunized against bacterial meningitis.
Source Note:The provisions of this §3.40 adopted to be effective February 11, 2026, 51 TexReg 721.