HB30 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tommy Hanes

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Education, vaccination of students, public PreK-12 schools, public institution of higher education, exempts parents from student vaccination requirements for religious grounds even during a pandemic, extends exemption on personal beliefs, requires Dept. of Examiners of Public Account to include information about violations in audit reports, penalties, Sec. 16-30-3 am'd.

Summary

HB30 creates the My Child, My Choice Vaccination Act, expanding exemption rights from school vaccination requirements and adding enforcement measures.

What This Bill Does

It allows exemptions from mandatory vaccination or testing for schoolchildren based on religious beliefs at all times, and extends exemptions to sincerely held personal beliefs. It requires public PreK-12 schools and local boards of education to include information about exemption grounds in communications, and it requires monthly reporting by local superintendents to the State Superintendent of Education about violations. It imposes funding reductions for violations and requires public two-year and four-year higher education institutions that require vaccinations to provide exemptions and include exemption information in communications. It also requires the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts to include violations in audit reports.

Who It Affects

• Parents or guardians of students in public PreK-12 and higher education who seek exemptions based on religious beliefs or sincerely held personal beliefs; they gain the right to exemption and access to information about exemption grounds.
• Public PreK-12 schools, local boards of education, and public higher education institutions that require vaccines; they must provide exemptions, inform about exemption grounds, report violations, face potential funding reductions, and be subject to audits for violations.

Key Provisions

• Establishes the My Child, My Choice Vaccination Act
• Allows exemptions from vaccination/testing for religious beliefs even during an epidemic and extends exemptions to sincerely held personal beliefs
• Communications to students/parents must include information about exemption grounds; same formatting requirements
• Local superintendents must monthly report violations to the State Superintendent of Education; violations can trigger Foundation Program Fund reductions
• Public higher education institutions that require vaccinations must provide exemptions and include exemption information in communications; funding reductions for violations
• Audit reports by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts must include information on violations

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Education