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An empty box in this table indicates a "NO" answer
State Mandate for
education or vaccination?		 What types of institutions? Who is covered? Education mandate? Proof of vaccination or waiver required? Implementation
Date
Alabama              
Alaska yes all All incoming students residing on campus yes   5/18/05
Arizona               
Arkansas yes all all incoming students residing on campus yes   1/01/99
 
California		  
yes		 all public institutions
with on-campus housing		 all incoming students
residing on campus		  
yes		    
1/01/02
all private institutions
with on-campus housing		 all freshman residing
on campus
Colorado yes all all students residing
on campus		 yes   7/01/05
Connecticut yes all all incoming students residing on campus yes yes 9/01/02
Delaware yes all all incoming students yes yes 1/01/01
Dist. of Columbia              
Florida yes all all students residing on campus yes yes 1/01/03
Georgia yes all all incoming students residing on campus yes    1/01/04
Hawaii            
Idaho            
Illinois yes public univ. only all incoming students yes   1/01/02
Indiana yes public univ. only all incoming students yes   10/01/02
Iowa yes all with on-campus housing   yes   7/01/04
Kansas yes all with on-campus housing all incoming students residing on campus   yes 7/1/07
Kentucky yes all with on-campus housing all full-time students residing on campus yes   04-05 school year
Louisiana yes all all on-campus students yes yes Fall 2006
Maine yes all with on-campus housing all incoming students residing on campus yes   04-05 school year
Maryland yes all all incoming students residing on campus yes yes 6/01/00
Massachusetts yes all with on-campus housing all incoming students yes yes 9/05
Michigan            
Minnesota yes all all incoming students residing on campus yes   6/01/03
Mississippi yes all all incoming students yes   7/01/03
Missouri   yes all public institutions all students residing on campus yes   04-05 school year
Montana            
Nebraska yes all all students residing on campus yes   03-04 school year
Nevada            
New Hampshire            
New Jersey yes all 4-yr institutions all incoming students yes   9/01/00
all incoming students
residing in a dorm		   yes 9/2004
New Mexico            
New York yes all all yes   03-04 school year
North Carolina yes all with residential housing all students yes   03-04 school year
North Dakota            
Ohio yes all public institutions all students in on-campus housing yes students must also provide documentation of whether or
not they've been vaccinated		 7/05
Oklahoma yes all Info for all students in on-campus housing; vax for incoming students in on-campus housing yes yes 04-05 school year
Oregon            
Pennsylvania yes all all students residing on campus yes yes 8/30/02
Rhode Island yes all all incoming students yes   1/02
South Carolina yes all all incoming students residing on campus yes   6/5/02
South Dakota            
Tennessee yes all all incoming students residing on campus yes   7/01/03
Texas yes all all incoming students yes   1/01/02
Utah            
Vermont            
Virginia yes all 4-yr public institutions all incoming full time students yes yes 9/01/01
Washington yes all with on-campus housing all students residing on campus in community or technical colleges; all incoming students in remaining colleges yes   7/01/04
West Virginia            
Wisconsin yes all all students yes   1/01/04
Wyoming            
                   
If you have any updated information concerning this table, please call (651) 647-9009 or email admin@immunize.org  This table was compiled by the Immunization Action Coalition using information provided by state health departments.

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