Bill Text: IA HF166 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to vaccines, including modifying provisions related to a minor's legal capacity to give consent to the provision of vaccines and provisions related to the instruction provided to students enrolled in school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter schools related to the human papilloma virus.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-01 - Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 214. [HF166 Detail]
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BY
HAYES
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
vaccines,
including
modifying
provisions
1
related
to
a
minor’s
legal
capacity
to
give
consent
2
to
the
provision
of
vaccines
and
provisions
related
to
3
the
instruction
provided
to
students
enrolled
in
school
4
districts,
accredited
nonpublic
schools,
and
charter
schools
5
related
to
the
human
papilloma
virus.
6
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
139A.35,
Code
2023,
is
amended
to
read
1
as
follows:
2
139A.35
Minors.
3
A
Except
for
the
provision
of
vaccinations
included
on
4
the
vaccine
injury
table
pursuant
to
42
U.S.C.
§300aa-14,
as
5
amended,
a
minor
shall
have
the
legal
capacity
to
act
and
give
6
consent
to
provision
of
medical
care
or
services
to
the
minor
7
for
the
prevention,
diagnosis,
or
treatment
of
a
sexually
8
transmitted
disease
or
infection
by
a
hospital,
clinic,
or
9
health
care
provider.
Such
medical
care
or
services
shall
be
10
provided
by
or
under
the
supervision
of
a
physician
licensed
11
to
practice
medicine
and
surgery
or
osteopathic
medicine
and
12
surgery,
a
physician
assistant,
or
an
advanced
registered
13
nurse
practitioner.
Consent
shall
not
be
subject
to
later
14
disaffirmance
by
reason
of
such
minority.
The
consent
of
15
another
person,
including
but
not
limited
to
the
consent
of
a
16
spouse,
parent,
custodian,
or
guardian,
shall
not
be
necessary.
17
Sec.
2.
Section
256.11,
subsection
4,
Code
2023,
is
amended
18
to
read
as
follows:
19
4.
The
following
shall
be
taught
in
grades
seven
and
20
eight:
English-language
arts;
social
studies;
mathematics;
21
science;
health;
age-appropriate
and
research-based
human
22
growth
and
development;
career
exploration
and
development;
23
physical
education;
music;
and
visual
art.
Computer
science
24
instruction
incorporating
the
standards
established
under
25
section
256.7,
subsection
26
,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(4),
26
shall
be
offered
in
at
least
one
grade
level
commencing
with
27
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2023.
Career
exploration
28
and
development
shall
be
designed
so
that
students
are
29
appropriately
prepared
to
create
an
individual
career
30
and
academic
plan
pursuant
to
section
279.61
,
incorporate
31
foundational
career
and
technical
education
concepts
aligned
32
with
the
six
career
and
technical
education
service
areas
33
as
defined
in
subsection
5
,
paragraph
“h”
,
and
incorporate
34
relevant
twenty-first
century
skills.
The
health
curriculum
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shall
include
age-appropriate
and
research-based
information
1
regarding
the
characteristics
of
sexually
transmitted
diseases,
2
including
HPV
and
the
availability
of
a
vaccine
to
prevent
3
HPV,
and
acquired
immune
deficiency
syndrome.
The
state
board
4
as
part
of
accreditation
standards
shall
adopt
curriculum
5
definitions
for
implementing
the
program
in
grades
seven
6
and
eight.
However,
this
subsection
shall
not
apply
to
the
7
teaching
of
career
exploration
and
development
in
nonpublic
8
schools.
For
purposes
of
this
section
,
“age-appropriate”
,
9
“HPV”
,
and
“research-based”
mean
the
same
as
defined
in
section
10
279.50
.
11
Sec.
3.
Section
256.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
j,
12
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
13
(1)
One
unit
of
health
education
which
shall
include
14
personal
health;
food
and
nutrition;
environmental
health;
15
safety
and
survival
skills;
consumer
health;
family
life;
16
age-appropriate
and
research-based
human
growth
and
17
development;
substance
abuse
and
nonuse;
emotional
and
18
social
health;
health
resources;
and
prevention
and
control
19
of
disease,
including
age-appropriate
and
research-based
20
information
regarding
sexually
transmitted
diseases,
including
21
HPV
and
the
availability
of
a
vaccine
to
prevent
HPV,
and
22
acquired
immune
deficiency
syndrome.
23
Sec.
4.
Section
279.50,
subsection
2,
Code
2023,
is
amended
24
to
read
as
follows:
25
2.
Each
school
board
shall
provide
age-appropriate
and
26
research-based
instruction
in
human
growth
and
development
27
including
instruction
regarding
human
sexuality,
self-esteem,
28
stress
management,
interpersonal
relationships,
domestic
29
abuse,
HPV
and
the
availability
of
a
vaccine
to
prevent
HPV,
30
and
acquired
immune
deficiency
syndrome
as
required
in
section
31
256.11
,
in
grades
one
through
twelve.
32
Sec.
5.
Section
279.50,
subsection
9,
paragraphs
b
and
c,
33
Code
2023,
are
amended
by
striking
the
paragraphs.
34
EXPLANATION
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The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
1
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
2
This
bill
relates
to
vaccines,
including
modifying
3
provisions
related
to
a
minor’s
legal
capacity
to
give
consent
4
to
the
provision
of
vaccines
and
provisions
related
to
the
5
instruction
provided
to
students
enrolled
in
school
districts,
6
accredited
nonpublic
schools,
and
charter
schools
related
to
7
the
human
papilloma
virus.
8
Current
law
provides
that
a
minor
has
the
legal
capacity
to
9
act
and
give
consent
to
provision
of
medical
care
or
services
10
to
the
minor
for
the
prevention,
diagnosis,
or
treatment
of
11
a
sexually
transmitted
disease
or
infection
by
a
hospital,
12
clinic,
or
health
care
provider.
The
bill
modifies
this
13
provision
to
provide
that
a
minor
shall
not
have
the
legal
14
capacity
to
give
consent
for
the
provision
of
vaccinations
15
included
on
the
vaccine
injury
table
created
and
revised
16
pursuant
to
federal
law.
17
Current
law
requires
that
the
human
growth
and
development
18
or
health
curriculum
provided
to
students
enrolled
in
19
school
districts,
accredited
nonpublic
schools,
and
charter
20
schools
be
both
research-based
and
age-appropriate.
Within
21
those
limitations,
current
law
also
requires
that
the
22
human
growth
and
development
or
health
curriculum
include
23
information
regarding
the
human
papilloma
virus
(HPV)
and
the
24
availability
of
a
vaccine
to
prevent
HPV.
The
bill
strikes
25
this
requirement.
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