Bill Text: CT HB05043 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5043 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Concerning Influenza Vaccination Requirements For Children In Day Care Facilities.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-05 - Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health [HB05043 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-HB05043-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5043*
*January Session, 2011*		LCO No. 105

Referred to Committee on Public Health
Introduced by:
REP. SAWYER, 55th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING INFLUENZA VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN IN DAY CARE FACILITIES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 19a-79 of the general statutes and section 19a-87b of the 2010 supplement to the general statutes be amended to provide that the parent or guardian of a child attending a day care facility shall retain the authority to decide whether such child is vaccinated against influenza.

Statement of Purpose:

To allow the parent or guardian of a child attending a day care facility to make the determination as to whether the child will be vaccinated against influenza.