This bill mandates that schools in Montana report annually on student immunizations and exemptions, requiring the governing authority of each school to submit detailed data to the Department of Public Health and Human Services. The report must include total enrollment figures, the number and percentage of students immunized, those with medical or religious exemptions, and those without any written evidence of immunization. The information must be aggregated by county and made available online, ensuring that no individually identifiable information is included. Additionally, the bill amends Section 20-5-109, MCA, to require nonpublic schools to comply with the new reporting requirements.

To support the implementation of this reporting system, the bill appropriates $10,000 from the general fund to the Department of Public Health and Human Services for the biennium beginning July 1, 2023. The act is set to take effect on October 1, 2023, with the appropriation section effective July 1, 2023. The new section detailing the reporting requirements is intended to be codified as part of Title 20, chapter 5, part 4 of the Montana Code Annotated.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 20-5-109