Bill Text: IA HF34 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the provision of information relating to immunization exemptions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-16 - Subcommittee Meeting: 01/22/2025 12:00PM RM 19. [HF34 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-HF34-Introduced.html
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BY
FETT
and
SHIPLEY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
provision
of
information
relating
to
1
immunization
exemptions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
139A.8,
subsection
4,
Code
2025,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
c.
Information
regarding
exemptions
and
3
the
requirements
for
an
exemption
under
this
subsection
4
shall
be
included
in
any
public
communication
following
the
5
recommendation
of
an
immunization
by
the
department
pursuant
to
6
subsection
2,
shall
be
included
in
any
communication
regarding
7
immunizations
to
a
parent
or
legal
guardian
from
a
school,
8
and
shall
be
published
on
the
internet
sites
of
and
included
9
in
registration
documentation
for
all
elementary
schools,
10
secondary
schools,
and
licensed
child
care
centers.
11
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
237A.3C
Immunization
information.
12
Each
child
care
center,
child
care
facility,
child
care
13
home,
and
child
development
home
shall
include
information
14
regarding
the
exemptions
and
requirements
for
an
exemption
15
described
in
section
139A.8,
subsection
4,
in
any
communication
16
to
the
parent
or
guardian
of
a
child
that
is
related
to
the
17
immunizations
required
under
section
139A.8.
18
Sec.
3.
Section
256.7,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
19
following
new
subsection:
20
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
15.
Adopt
rules
under
chapter
17A
that
21
require
school
districts,
accredited
nonpublic
schools,
charter
22
schools,
and
innovation
zone
schools
to
include
information
23
regarding
the
exemptions
and
requirements
for
an
exemption
24
described
in
section
139A.8,
subsection
4,
in
any
communication
25
to
the
parent
or
guardian
of
a
student
that
is
related
to
the
26
immunizations
required
under
section
139A.8.
27
Sec.
4.
Section
256.183,
subsection
1,
unnumbered
paragraph
28
1,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
29
“Accredited
private
institution”
means
an
institution
of
30
higher
learning
located
in
Iowa
which
is
operated
privately
31
and
not
controlled
or
administered
by
any
state
agency
or
32
any
subdivision
of
the
state
and
which
meets
the
criteria
in
33
paragraphs
“a”
and
“b”
and
all
of
the
criteria
in
paragraphs
“d”
34
through
“j”
“k”
,
except
that
institutions
defined
in
paragraph
35
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“c”
of
this
subsection
are
exempt
from
the
requirements
of
1
paragraphs
“a”
and
“b”
:
2
Sec.
5.
Section
256.183,
subsection
1,
Code
2025,
is
amended
3
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
4
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
k.
Adopts
a
policy
that
requires
the
5
institution
to
include
in
any
communication
to
students
that
6
is
related
to
immunization
requirements
information
regarding
7
exemptions
to
such
requirements.
8
Sec.
6.
Section
256.183,
subsection
3,
Code
2025,
is
amended
9
to
read
as
follows:
10
3.
“Eligible
institution”
means
an
institution
of
higher
11
learning
located
in
Iowa
which
is
operated
privately
and
12
not
controlled
or
administered
by
any
state
agency
or
any
13
subdivision
of
the
state,
which
is
not
exempt
from
taxation
14
under
section
501(c)(3)
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code,
and
which
15
meets
all
of
the
criteria
in
subsection
1
,
paragraphs
“d”
16
through
“j”
“k”
,
and
is
a
school
of
barbering
and
cosmetology
17
arts
and
sciences
licensed
under
chapter
157
and
is
accredited
18
by
a
national
accrediting
agency
recognized
by
the
United
19
States
department
of
education.
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
20
July
1,
2017,
such
a
school
of
barbering
and
cosmetology
arts
21
and
sciences
shall
provide
a
matching
aggregate
amount
of
22
institutional
financial
aid
equal
to
at
least
seventy-five
23
percent
of
the
amount
received
by
the
institution’s
students
24
for
Iowa
tuition
grant
assistance
under
section
256.191
.
For
25
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2018,
the
school
of
barbering
26
and
cosmetology
arts
and
sciences
shall
provide
a
matching
27
aggregate
amount
of
institutional
financial
aid
equal
to
at
28
least
eighty-five
percent
of
the
amount
received
in
that
fiscal
29
year.
Commencing
with
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2019,
30
and
each
succeeding
fiscal
year,
the
matching
aggregate
amount
31
of
institutional
financial
aid
shall
be
at
least
equal
to
the
32
match
provided
by
eligible
institutions
under
section
261.9,
33
subsection
3
,
paragraph
“a”
,
Code
2023.
34
Sec.
7.
Section
260C.14,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
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following
new
subsection:
1
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
26.
Adopt
rules
that
require
the
community
2
college
to
include
in
any
communication
to
students
that
is
3
related
to
immunization
requirements
information
regarding
4
exemptions
to
such
requirements.
5
Sec.
8.
Section
262.9,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
6
following
new
subsection:
7
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
39.
Direct
the
institutions
of
higher
8
education
under
its
control
to
adopt
a
policy
that
requires
the
9
institution
to
include
in
any
communication
to
students
that
10
is
related
to
immunization
requirements
information
regarding
11
exemptions
to
such
requirements.
12
Sec.
9.
STATE
MANDATE
FUNDING
SPECIFIED.
In
accordance
13
with
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
the
state
cost
of
requiring
14
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
included
in
this
Act
shall
15
be
paid
by
a
school
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
16
received
by
the
school
district
under
section
257.16.
This
17
specification
of
the
payment
of
the
state
cost
shall
be
deemed
18
to
meet
all
of
the
state
funding-related
requirements
of
19
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
and
no
additional
state
funding
20
shall
be
necessary
for
the
full
implementation
of
this
Act
21
by
and
enforcement
of
this
Act
against
all
affected
school
22
districts.
23
EXPLANATION
24
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
25
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
26
This
bill
relates
to
the
provision
of
information
relating
27
to
immunization
exemptions.
28
The
bill
amends
Code
section
139A.8
(immunization
of
29
children)
to
require
that
information
regarding
exemptions
30
and
the
requirements
for
an
exemption
shall
be
included
in
31
any
public
communication
following
the
recommendation
of
an
32
immunization
by
the
department
of
health
and
human
services,
33
shall
be
included
in
any
communication
regarding
immunizations
34
to
a
parent
or
legal
guardian
from
a
school,
and
shall
be
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published
on
the
internet
sites
of
and
included
in
registration
1
documentation
for
all
elementary
schools,
secondary
schools,
2
and
licensed
child
care
centers.
The
bill
also
requires
3
child
care
centers,
child
care
facilities,
child
care
homes,
4
and
child
development
homes,
as
such
terms
are
defined
in
5
Code
chapter
237A
(child
care
facilities),
to
include
such
6
information
in
communications
to
parents
or
guardians.
7
The
bill
requires
the
state
board
of
education
to
adopt
8
rules
requiring
school
districts,
accredited
nonpublic
schools,
9
charter
schools,
and
innovation
zone
schools
to
include
10
information
regarding
the
exemptions
and
requirements
for
an
11
exemption
in
any
communication
to
the
parent
or
guardian
of
a
12
student
that
is
related
to
required
immunizations.
13
The
bill
requires
community
colleges
and
institutions
14
of
higher
learning
under
the
control
of
the
state
board
of
15
regents
to
adopt
a
policy
that
requires
the
community
college
16
or
institution
to
include
in
any
communication
to
students
17
that
is
related
to
immunization
requirements
information
18
regarding
exemptions
to
such
requirements.
In
addition,
the
19
bill
requires
accredited
private
institutions
and
eligible
20
institutions,
as
each
is
defined
in
Code
section
256.183
(Iowa
21
tuition
grants
program),
as
a
condition
of
participation
in
the
22
Iowa
tuition
grants
program,
to
adopt
a
similar
policy.
23
The
bill
may
include
a
state
mandate
as
defined
in
Code
24
section
25B.3.
The
bill
requires
that
the
state
cost
of
25
any
state
mandate
included
in
the
bill
be
paid
by
a
school
26
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
received
by
the
27
school
district
under
Code
section
257.16.
The
specification
28
is
deemed
to
constitute
state
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
29
funding-related
requirements
of
Code
section
25B.2.
The
30
inclusion
of
this
specification
is
intended
to
reinstate
the
31
requirement
of
political
subdivisions
to
comply
with
any
state
32
mandates
included
in
the
bill.
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