The Legislature passed a special law concerning Gardasil and only Gardasil.
I am under the impression that reversing Perry's EO only involved Gardasil. Is that the special law you are referring to?
If not, I'm interested in a cite to the special law you refer to, and if you don't mind, a brief explanation of how it plays.
In his response during the CNN debate, Perry said the opt-out was available for a long list of vaccines.
And I happen to think that what we were trying to do was to clearly send a message that we're going to give moms and dads the opportunity to make that decision with parental opt-out. Parental rights are very important in state of Texas. We do it on a long list of vaccines that are made, but on that particular issue, I will tell you that I made a mistake by not going to the legislature first.
This is the law introduced and passed in reaction to Perry's EO.
Texas Legislature Online - 80(R) History for HB 1098 [March-April 2007]
Texas Legislature Online - 80(R) Text for HB 1098 [Enrolled]
H.B. No. 1098AN ACT relating to immunization against human papillomavirus.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 38.001, Education Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
(b) Subject to Subsections (b-1) and
Subsection(c), the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services CommissionTexas Board of Healthmay modify or delete any of the immunizations in Subsection (a) or may require immunizations against additional diseases as a requirement for admission to any elementary or secondary school.
(b-1) Immunization against human papillomavirus is not required for a person's admission to any elementary or secondary school; however, by using existing resources, the Health and Human Services Commission shall provide educational material about the human papillomavirus vaccine that is unbiased, medically and scientifically accurate, and peer reviewed, available to parents or legal guardians at the appropriate time in the immunization schedule by the appropriate school. This subsection preempts any contrary executive order issued by the governor. This subsection expires January 11, 2011.SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2007.
The site I've been using to find HPV related legislation is HPV Vaccine: State Legislation and Statutes, by the National Conference of State Legislatures.