HB30 Alabama 2022 Session

Under existing law, parents and guardians of children in schools are required to vaccinate their children, with some exceptions

Existing law provides an exception to this requirement for the vaccination of schoolchildren if the parent or guardian objects in writing on grounds that vaccination or testing for illnesses conflicts with his or her religious beliefs, except during an epidemic

This bill would establish the My Child, My Choice Vaccination Act

This bill would exempt a parent or guardian from the vaccination or testing requirement for religious grounds even during an epidemic

This bill would extend the exemption from required vaccination or testing to those with sincerely held personal beliefs conflicting with vaccination or testing

This bill would require communications to students or parents from public PreK-12 schools and local boards of education regarding any vaccination requirements to contain information on grounds for exemption from the requirements

This bill would require local superintendents of education to make monthly reports to the State Superintendent of Education regarding reports pertaining to violations of this bill's provisions

This bill would require a reduction in Foundation Program Fund monies for violations

Under existing law, there is no requirement that students of public two-year and four-year institutions of higher education receive vaccinations, but several of these institutions require vaccinations for admission for students

This bill would require public two-year and four-year institutions of higher education that require vaccinations for students to provide exemptions to those requirements

This bill would require communications to students and parents of minor students from public two-year and four-year institutions of higher education regarding any vaccination requirements to contain information on grounds for exemption from the requirements

This bill would require a reduction in state funding for public two-year and four-year institutions of higher education for violations

This bill would also require the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, when conducting audits of public PreK-12 schools and public two-year and four-year institutions of higher education, to include information regarding violations of this bill by those schools and institutions in the audit reports

Relating to vaccination of students; to amend Section 16-30-3, Code of Alabama 1975; to establish the My Child, My Choice Vaccination Act; to provide an exemption from mandatory vaccination or testing for schoolchildren to parents or guardians who sincerely hold personal beliefs conflicting with immunization or testing, and to allow that exemption at all times; to require certain communications from public PreK-12 schools to contain certain information; to require certain monthly reporting by local superintendents of education to the State Superintendent of Education; to require a reduction in funding for public PreK-12 schools and local boards of education in certain cases; to require public institutions of higher education that require immunizations for students to provide exemptions in certain circumstances; to require certain communications from public institutions of higher education to contain certain information; to require a reduction in funding for public institutions of higher education in certain cases; and to require the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts to include certain information in audit reports regarding public PreK-12 schools and public institutions of higher education.