First Regular Session
              Sixty-sixth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                 INTRODUCED
                                                           
                                                           
 LLS NO. 07-0156.01 Kristen Forrestal    SENATE BILL 07-080
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 Williams,  Bacon, Romer, Sandoval, and Windels
 
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 May M.,  McGihon, Benefield, Borodkin, Butcher, Carroll M., Todd, and White
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Senate Committees
 House Committees
 
 
 Health and Human Services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning the prevention of cervical cancer.
       
       
                           Bill Summary
       
            (Note:  This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
       not necessarily reflect any amendments that may be subsequently
       adopted.)
       
            Requires a female student and her parent or guardian to be
       presented with information regarding the link between human
       papillomavirus and cervical cancer and the availability of a vaccine. 
       Requires female students to present evidence of the receipt of the vaccine
       prior to attending school or the election of the parent or guardian for the
       student not to receive the vaccine.  Requires the executive director of the
       department of public health and environment to prescribe the content of
       the information to be given to the female student and the parent or
       guardian of the student and the appropriate forms to present to the school.
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  Part 9 of article 4 of title 25, Colorado Revised
       Statutes, is amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION to
       read:
            25-4-902.3.  Immunization for the prevention of cervical
       cancer.  (1)  Prior to admission to any school in the state of
       Colorado, a female student between the ages of eleven and
       twelve and her parent or guardian shall be presented
       information about the link between human papillomavirus and
       cervical cancer and the availability of a human papillomavirus
       vaccine.
            (2)  No female student who is over twelve years of age
       shall attend any school in the state of Colorado on or after
       July 1, 2008, unless she submits acceptable evidence to the
       school that she has been vaccinated for human papillomavirus
       or that, after receiving the information required by subsection
       (1) of this section, the student's parent or guardian has elected
       for the student not to receive the vaccine.
            (3)  The executive director of the department of public
       health and environment or his or her designee shall prescribe
       the content of the information required in subsection (1) of this
       section and the appropriate forms to meet the requirements of
       subsection (2) of this section.
            SECTION 2.  Effective date.  This act shall take effect at 12:01
       a.m. on the day following the expiration of the ninety-day period after
       final adjournment of the general assembly that is allowed for submitting
       a referendum petition pursuant to article V, section 1 (3) of the state
       constitution, (August 8, 2007, if adjournment sine die is on May 9, 2007);
       except that, if a referendum petition is filed against this act or an item,
       section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section,
       or part, if approved by the people, shall take effect on the date of the
       official declaration of the vote thereon by proclamation of the governor.