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 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
by amending section 1177 (MCL 380.1177), as amended by 2013 PA 121.
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 2014-2015 school
year,
enrolling in grade 7 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.health and human
services.
(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.For
any immunization
described in subdivision (a) for which a statement is not submitted
under subdivision (a) or (c), a signed and completed medical
contraindication form described in section 9215(3) of the public
health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.9215, or a signed and completed
nonmedical immunization waiver form described in section 9215(4) of
the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.9215.
(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 and
human services 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.
(3) Not later than November 1 of each year, the administrator
of each school shall provide the director of the department of
community
health and human services with the immunization status of
each
pupil in grades K through to
12 who enrolled in the school for
the
first time, or , beginning in the 2014-2015 school year,
enrolled in grade 7 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 and human services or otherwise reported in a
manner
approved by the director of the department of community
health.
health and human services. 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 to 12 who enrolled in the
school
for the first time, or , beginning in the 2014-2015 school
year,
enrolled in grade 7 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 and human services
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 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. 5361 (request no.
02687'15) of the 98th Legislature is enacted into law.