New Jersey Statutes 18A:40-21.1. Hepatitis B vaccination required for public, private school students in grades nine through twelve
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 18A:40-21.1
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Education. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- Private school: means a school, under college grade, which does not derive its support entirely or in part from public funds. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
3. The Commissioner of Health shall require the immunization of a child for hepatitis B as a condition of enrollment in grades nine through 12.
b. Beginning with the 2003-2004 school year, a principal, director or other person in charge of a public or private school in this State shall not knowingly admit or retain in grades nine through 12 a child whose parent or guardian has not submitted acceptable evidence of the child’s immunization for hepatitis B prior to or during enrollment in ninth grade, as provided by regulation of the Commissioner of Health.
c. The Commissioner of Health shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c.410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.) to carry out the purposes of this section.
L.2002, c.58, s.3; amended 2012, c.17, s.78.