SB490: Sexually transmitted infections; requires four-year colleges & univ. to provide free STI testing.

SENATE BILL NO. 490
Offered January 11, 2006
Prefiled January 11, 2006
A BILL to amend and reenact § 23-9.2:3.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to sexually transmitted infection testing.
Patron-- Quayle

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 23-9.2:3.2 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 23-9.2:3.2. Education program on human immunodeficiency virus infection; sexually transmitted infection testing.

A. Virginia public colleges and universities, in cooperation with the State Council of Higher Education and the Department of Health, shall develop and implement education programs for college students on the etiology, effects and prevention of infection with human immunodeficiency virus. The Council shall also encourage private colleges and universities to develop such programs.

B. Virginia four-year public colleges and universities shall provide confidential sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing free of charge to students. Such colleges and universities may raise the student activities fee by $5 to cover the additional expenses incurred by the requirement.