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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Fifth Legislature, Second Regular Session
religious exemption; vaccine; violation; classification
Purpose
Subjects, to a class 2 misdemeanor, a person who knowingly violates the statutory requirement on an employer to provide a reasonable accommodation to an employee who notifies the employer of sincerely held religious beliefs, practices or observances that prevent the employee from taking the COVID-19 vaccination.
Background
Statute requires
an employer to provide a reasonable accommodation to an employee who notifies
the employer of sincerely held religious beliefs, practices or observances that
prevent the employee from taking the COVID-19 vaccine, unless the accommodation
would pose an undue hardship and more than a minimal cost to the operation of
the employer's business (A.R.S.
§ 23-206).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Subjects, to a class 2 misdemeanor, a person who knowingly violates the statutory requirement on an employer to provide a reasonable accommodation to an employee who notifies the employer of sincerely held religious beliefs, practices or observances that prevent the employee from taking the COVID-19 vaccination.
2. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
February 14, 2022
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