Bill Text: MI HB5364 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Health; immunizations; exemptions from immunization requirements; expand statements of exemption to other grades. Amends sec. 9208 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.9208). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5363'16

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-17 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 02/16/2016 [HB5364 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2015-HB5364-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 5364

February 16, 2016, Introduced by Reps. Brinks, Hovey-Wright, Plawecki, Chang, Singh, Zemke, LaVoy, Rutledge, Greig, Faris, Gay-Dagnogo, Byrd, Banks, Darany, Liberati, Potvin and Pagel and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

 

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

 

"Public health code,"

 

by amending section 9208 (MCL 333.9208), as amended by 2013 PA 120.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 9208. (1) A parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis

 

applying to have a child registered for the first time in a school

 

in this state and , beginning January 1, 2014, a parent, guardian,

 

or person in loco parentis of a child entering the seventh grade ,

 

2, 5, or 7 shall present to school officials, at the time of

 

registration or not later than the first day of school, a

 

certificate of immunization or statement of exemption under section

 

9215.

 

     (2) A teacher or principal shall not permit a child to enter

 

or attend school unless a certificate indicating that a minimum of

 

1 dose of an immunizing agent against each of the diseases

 

specified by the department has been received and certified to by a

 

health professional or local health department. A parent, guardian,

 

or person in loco parentis having a child registered with only

 

these minimum doses of immunizing agents shall present an updated

 

certificate of immunization within 4 months after initial

 

attendance showing that the immunizations have been completed as

 

prescribed by the department.

 

     (3) The department annually shall provide a report showing a

 

year-to-year comparison of the percentage of children by age who

 

are immunized appropriately upon entering the seventh grade.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.

 

     Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5363 (request no.

 

02688'15) of the 98th Legislature is enacted into law.