Senate File 2196 - Introduced
SENATE FILE 2196
BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR TO SF 2003)
(COMPANION TO HF 2045 BY
SHIPLEY)
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to the provision of information relating to
2 school immunization exemptions.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 Section 1. Section 139A.8, subsection 4, Code 2024, is
2 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
3 NEW PARAGRAPH. c. Information regarding exemptions and
4 the requirements for an exemption under this subsection
5 shall be included in any public communication following the
6 recommendation of an immunization by the department pursuant to
7 subsection 2, shall be included in any communication regarding
8 immunizations to a parent or legal guardian from a school,
9 and shall be published on the internet sites of and included
10 in registration documentation for all elementary schools,
11 secondary schools, and licensed child care centers.
12 EXPLANATION
13 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
14 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
15 This bill amends Code section 139A.8 (immunization of
16 children) to require that information regarding exemptions
17 and the requirements for an exemption shall be included in
18 any public communication following the recommendation of an
19 immunization by the department of health and human services,
20 shall be included in any communication regarding immunizations
21 to a parent or legal guardian from a school, and shall be
22 published on the internet sites of and included in registration
23 documentation for all elementary schools, secondary schools,
24 and licensed child care centers.
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Statutes affected:
Introduced: 139A.8