February 13, 2008, Introduced by Reps. Moore, Rocca, Moolenaar, Meekhof, Stakoe, Caul, Nofs, Palmer, Booher, Hansen, Ball, Caswell and Green and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
by amending section 1177 (MCL 380.1177), as amended by 2000 PA 91.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1177. (1) A child enrolling in a public or nonpublic
school
for the first time or , beginning in the 2002-2003 school
year,
enrolling in grade 6 for the first
time shall submit 1 of the
following:
(a) A statement signed by a physician that the child has been
tested for and immunized or protected against diseases specified by
the director of the department of community health.
(b) A statement signed by a parent or guardian to the effect
that the child has not been immunized because of religious
convictions or other objection to immunization.
(c) A statement signed by a physician that certifies that the
child is in the process of complying with all immunization
requirements.
(2) In addition, the parent or guardian of each child
enrolling in kindergarten for the first time shall submit a
statement signed by a district, county, or city health department
director stating that the child has been administered the
department of community health preschool vision screening test, or
signed by a licensed medical or osteopathic physician or a licensed
optometrist stating that the child's eyes have been examined during
the preschool years after age 3 and before initial entrance. A
vision test is not required if there is a statement signed by a
parent or guardian to the effect that the child cannot be submitted
to the test because of religious convictions. Beginning with
enrollment for the 2008-2009 school year, the vision screening test
or eye examination shall include an examination for color
blindness.
(3) Not later than November 1 of each year, the administrator
of each school shall provide the director of the department of
community health with the immunization status of each pupil in
grades K through 12 who enrolled in the school for the first time,
or ,
beginning in the 2002-2003 school year, enrolled in grade 6 in
the school for the first time, between the immediately preceding
January 1 and the immediately preceding September 30, as well as a
vision report of each child entering kindergarten during that time
period. This information shall be transmitted through the approved
local full-time health department, if available, and shall be on
forms provided by the director of community health or otherwise
reported in a manner approved by the director of the department of
community health. Not later than February 1 of each year, the
administrator of each school shall provide an update to the report
due the previous November 1 to show the immunization status of each
pupil in grades K through 12 who enrolled in the school for the
first
time, or , beginning in the 2002-2003 school year, enrolled
in grade 6 in the school for the first time, during the calendar
year ending the immediately preceding December 31. This information
shall be transmitted in the same manner as the report due the
previous November 1.
(4) The department of community health shall promulgate rules,
including rules identifying the diseases specified under subsection
(1)(a), for the implementation of this section.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5725(request no.
05617'07 a) of the 94th Legislature is enacted into law.