Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Vaccinations; allow exemption from for school attendance with certificate from physician.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/10 (H) Referred To Education;Public Health and Human Services | |
| 2 | 01/31 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2006 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Fillingane
Code Section: A 041-0023-0037
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-23-37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A CHILD WILL BE EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENT FOR HAVING ANY SPECIFIC VACCINATION IN ORDER TO ATTEND A SCHOOL, IF THE CHILD OR THE CHILD'S PARENT OR GUARDIAN SUBMITS A CERTIFICATE FROM A PHYSICIAN STATING THAT THE REQUIRED VACCINATION WOULD BE INJURIOUS TO THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE CHILD; TO AUTHORIZE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, IF THERE IS AN OUTBREAK OF A VACCINE-PREVENTABLE DISEASE AT A SCHOOL, TO EXCLUDE FROM ATTENDANCE ANY CHILD WHO IS NOT VACCINATED AGAINST THAT DISEASE UNTIL THE DISEASE INCUBATION PERIOD HAS EXPIRED OR THE UNVACCINATED CHILD PRESENTS EVIDENCE OF VACCINATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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