PROPOSED
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO H.B. 2040
(Reference to printed bill)
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert:
"Section 1. Section 15-873, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
15-873. Exemptions; nonattendance during outbreak
A. Documentary proof is not required for a pupil to be admitted to school if, on an annual basis, one of the following occurs:
1. The parent or guardian of the pupil submits a signed statement to the school administrator stating that the parent or guardian has received information about immunizations provided by the department of health services and understands the risks and benefits of immunizations and the potential risks of nonimmunization and that due to personal beliefs, the parent or guardian does not consent to the immunization of the pupil. The statement prescribed in this paragraph shall be signed by the pupil's physician, a registered nurse practitioner or a representative from a health agency, unless the parent or guardian certifies that the exemption is based on membership in a religious organization that does not believe in medical treatment.
2. The school administrator receives written certification that is signed by the parent or guardian and by a physician or a registered nurse practitioner, that states that one or more of the required immunizations may be detrimental to the pupil's health and that indicates the specific nature and probable duration of the medical condition or circumstance that precludes immunization.
B. An exemption pursuant to subsection A, paragraph 2 of this section is only valid during the duration of the circumstance or condition that precludes immunization.
C. Pupils who lack documentary proof of immunization shall not attend school during outbreak periods of communicable immunization‑preventable diseases as determined by the department of health services or local health department. The department of health services or local health department shall transmit notice of this determination to the school administrator responsible for the exclusion of the pupils.
Sec. 2. Section 15-874, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
15-874. Records; reporting requirements
A. Each pupil's immunizations shall be recorded on the school immunization record. The school immunization record shall be a standardized form developed by the department of health services in conjunction with the department of education and provided by the department of health services and shall be a part of the mandatory permanent student record. The records are open to inspection by the department of health services and the local health department.
B. Each immunization record shall contain at least the following information:
1. The pupil's name and birth date.
2. The date of the pupil's admission to the school.
3. The type of immunizing agents administered to the pupil.
4. The date each dose of immunizing agent is administered to the pupil.
5. The established schedule for completion of immunizations if the pupil is admitted to or allowed to continue to attend a school pursuant to section 15‑872, subsection E.
6. Laboratory evidence of immunity if this evidence is presented as part of a pupil's documentary proof.
7. If an exemption from immunization as provided in section 15‑873 is submitted to the school administrator, the date the exemption is submitted and the reason for the exemption.
8. Additional information prescribed by the director of the department of health services by rule.
C. A school shall transfer an immunization record with the mandatory permanent student record and provide at no charge, on request, a copy of the immunization record to the parent or guardian of the pupil.
D. By On or before November 30 of each school year, each school district, charter school and private school shall complete and file a report with the local health department and the department of health services, using forms provided by the department of health services. The report shall state the number of pupils attending who have completed required immunizations or who have submitted laboratory evidence of immunity, the number of pupils attending with uncompleted required immunizations and the number of pupils attending with an exemption from immunization pursuant to section 15‑873. On or before January 1 of each school year, the department of education shall post on the department's website each school district's and charter school's immunization information provided pursuant to this subsection."
Amend title to conform
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