ENTITLED, An Act to  require certain immunizations for students attending postsecondary educational institutions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
     Section  1.  Terms in this Act mean:

             (1)    "Public or private postsecondary educational institution" or "institution," any entity permitted to offer postsecondary education credits or degrees in South Dakota under §  13- 49-27.1;

             (2)    "Student," any person born after 1956 who is registering for more than one class during an academic term, such as a quarter or a semester. The term includes any person who meets face-to-face at least once per week to receive instruction. The term does not include any person who receives non-credit-bearing or on-the-job training services.
     Section  2.  Any student entering a public or private postsecondary education institution in this state for the first time after July 1, 2008, shall, within forty-five days after the start of classes, present to the appropriate institution certification from a licensed physician that the student has received or is in the process of receiving the required two doses of immunization against measles, rubella, and mumps. As an alternative to the requirement for a physicians's certification, the student may present:

             (1)    Certification from a licensed physician stating the physical condition of the student would be such that immunization would endanger the student's life or health;

             (2)    Certification from a licensed physician stating the student has experienced the natural disease against which the immunization protects;

             (3)    Confirmation from a laboratory of the presence of adequate immunity; or

             (4)    A written statement signed by the student that the student is an adherent to a religious doctrine whose teachings are opposed to such immunizations. If the student is under the

age of eighteen, the written statement shall be signed by one parent or guardian.
     Section  3.  The institution shall require that the documentation from the student, provided for by section 2 of this Act, be submitted within forty-five days after the start of classes.

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An Act to require certain immunizations for students attending postsecondary educational institutions.

========================= I certify that the attached Act originated in the SENATE as Bill No. 15 ____________________________ Secretary of the Senate =========================      ____________________________ President of the Senate Attest: ____________________________ Secretary of the Senate ____________________________ Speaker of the House Attest: ____________________________ Chief Clerk Senate Bill No. 15 File No. ____ Chapter No. ______

========================= Received at this Executive Office this _____ day of _____________ , 20____ at ____________ M. By _________________________ for the Governor ========================= The attached Act is hereby approved this ________ day of ______________ , A.D., 20___ ____________________________ Governor ========================= STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, ss. Office of the Secretary of State Filed ____________ , 20___ at _________ o'clock __ M. ____________________________ Secretary of State By _________________________ Asst. Secretary of State