Table 1.

Listing of states by type of mandate, year legislation took effect, and legislation content.

Type of mandates	State	Year legislation took effect	Legislation content
School-entry	DC	2007	Mandates HPV vaccination for girls before age 13, allows parents to opt-out for their daughters
	VA	2008	Mandates HPV vaccination for girls on or after their 11th birthday/entering 6th grade, allows parents to opt-out for their daughters
Education	LA	2008	Requires schools to provide information on HPV and vaccines in certain circumstances
	MI	2008	Requires schools to provide information on HPV and vaccines in certain circumstances
	CO	2007	Adds information on HPV, cervical cancer and HPV vaccination in sexual education in schools
	IN	2007	Requires parents of girls entering 6th grade to receive information about HPV vaccine availability and the link between HPV and cervical cancer
	IA	2007	Requires that 7th grade educational content include information on HPV and vaccine availability
	IL	2007	Requires the Department of Health to provide girls entering 6th grade and their parents/guardians written information about vaccine availability and the link between HPV and cervical cancer
	NJ	2007	Requires distribution of information about HPV to parents/guardians
	NC	2007	Requires the Department of Health to provide information on the HPV and vaccination through schools to all parents of children in grades 5–12
	TX	2007	Requires that schools distribute medically accurate, scientific, unbiased, and peer reviewed information about HPV vaccine to parents/guardians at theappropriate time in the immunization schedule
	WA	2007	Provides parents of 6th grade girls with information on HPV and vaccine availability

^*Data on legislation content are from the national conference of state legislatures, confirmed by personal communication with website manager. Web address: http://www.ncsl.org/research/health/hpv-vaccine-state-legislation-and-statutes.aspx#2006