State law requires students in Texas schools to be immunized against certain vaccine-preventable diseases. Vaccinating your child not only protects your child’s health, but also that of your family and the community. The immunization requirements are set by Texas law and provided by the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDHSH).

Each student shall be fully immunized against:

• Diphtheria
• Rubeola (measles)
• Rubella
• Mumps
• Tetanus
• Poliomyelitis (polio)

Students in kindergarten through twelfth grade shall have the following additional vaccines, according to the immunization schedules set forth in TDSHS regulations:

• Pertussis
• Hepatitis B
• Hepatitis A (as applicable to the grade levels specified in state rule)
• Varicella (chickenpox).

TDSHS requires students enrolling in seventh through twelfth grades to have one dose of meningococcal vaccine on or after the student's 11th birthday.

The vaccine requirements apply to all students entering, attending, enrolling in, and/or transferring to San Marcos CISD.

Official Texas Department of State & Human Health Services Exemptions must be received within 30 days of enrollment, per TDSHS Provisional Enrollment Guidelines. 

PK-12 Minimum Vaccine Requirements for Texas

Immunization Requirements for School Admittance Frequently Asked Questions

It is recommended that families contact their child's physician/pediatrician or visit a local clinic to receive the required vaccinations.

Families may also visit the Hays County Health Department.

Families who are in need of additional resources in finding vaccinations may contact their students campus nurse.