Bill Text: IA SF2079 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to limitations on the immunization of children for enrollment in any licensed child care center or elementary or secondary school in the state and including effective date provisions.(Formerly SSB 3004.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-03-24 - Referred to Education. S.J. 621. [SF2079 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SF2079-Introduced.html
Senate
File
2079
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2079
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
3004)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
limitations
on
the
immunization
of
children
1
for
enrollment
in
any
licensed
child
care
center
or
2
elementary
or
secondary
school
in
the
state
and
including
3
effective
date
provisions.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
139A.8,
subsection
3,
Code
2022,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
3.
a.
Subject
to
the
provision
of
subsection
4
,
the
state
3
board
of
health
may
modify
or
delete
any
of
the
immunizations
4
in
subsection
2
.
5
b.
(1)
The
provisions
of
this
section
and
rules
adopted
6
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
be
implemented
uniformly
7
throughout
the
state
and
shall
supersede
and
preempt
any
8
local
legislation
adopted
by
a
local
governmental
entity
9
that
conflicts
with
any
provision
of
this
section
related
10
to
required
immunizations
of
children
for
enrollment
in
any
11
licensed
child
care
center
or
elementary
or
secondary
school.
12
(2)
For
the
purposes
of
this
paragraph:
13
(a)
“Local
governmental
entity”
means
any
political
14
subdivision,
or
any
state
authority
which
is
not
the
general
15
assembly
or
under
the
direction
of
a
principal
central
16
department
as
enumerated
in
section
7E.5,
including
a
city
as
17
defined
in
section
362.2,
a
county
as
provided
in
chapter
331,
18
or
any
special
purpose
district
or
school.
19
(b)
“Local
legislation”
means
any
ordinance,
motion,
20
amendment,
regulation,
or
rule
adopted
by
a
local
governmental
21
entity.
22
Sec.
2.
Section
139A.8,
subsection
4,
paragraph
b,
Code
23
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
24
b.
The
exemptions
under
this
subsection
do
not
apply
in
25
times
of
emergency
or
epidemic
as
determined
by
the
state
board
26
of
health
and
as
declared
by
the
director
of
public
health.
27
Sec.
3.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
28
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
29
EXPLANATION
30
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
31
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
32
This
bill
relates
to
vaccinations
required
for
enrollment
33
in
any
licensed
child
care
center
or
elementary
or
secondary
34
school.
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The
bill
requires
that
the
provisions
of
the
Code
section
1
and
rules
adopted
pursuant
to
the
Code
section
related
to
2
required
immunizations
of
children
for
enrollment
in
any
3
licensed
child
care
center
or
elementary
or
secondary
school
4
shall
be
implemented
uniformly
throughout
the
state
and
shall
5
supersede
and
preempt
any
local
legislation
adopted
by
a
local
6
governmental
entity
that
conflicts
with
any
provision
of
the
7
Code
section.
The
bill
defines
“local
governmental
entity”
and
8
“local
legislation”
for
the
purposes
of
the
bill.
9
The
bill
also
provides
that
the
medical
and
religious
10
exemptions
for
required
vaccinations
apply
in
times
of
11
emergency
or
epidemic
as
determined
by
the
state
board
of
12
health
and
as
declared
by
the
director
of
public
health.
13
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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