2017
Regular Session
School attendance; authorize exemption from vaccination for conscientious beliefs.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-23-37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE PARENTS OR GUARDIANS OF SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN TO OBTAIN CERTIFICATES OF EXEMPTION FROM VACCINATIONS FOR CONSCIENTIOUS BELIEFS IN ORDER FOR THE CHILD TO ATTEND SCHOOL; TO PROVIDE THAT IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE EXEMPTION, THE CHILD'S PARENT OR GUARDIAN MUST COMPLETE AN AFFIDAVIT ON AN EXEMPTION FORM PROVIDED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; TO PROVIDE THAT THE EXEMPTION FORM MUST CONTAIN A STATEMENT INDICATING THAT THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN UNDERSTANDS THE BENEFITS AND RISKS OF VACCINATIONS AND THE BENEFITS AND RISKS OF NOT BEING VACCINATED, AND MUST CONTAIN A SECTION WHERE THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN CAN LIST THE SPECIFIC VACCINATION OR VACCINATIONS FOR WHICH THE EXEMPTION APPLIES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE EXEMPTION WILL BE VALID FOR ONE YEAR; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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House Bill 1439
HB 1439
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Dead
General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
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Majority
July 1, 2017
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Cockerham
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Crawford
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Faulkner
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Foster
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