October 24, 2017, Introduced by Reps. Reilly, Barrett, Noble, Johnson, Glenn, Inman, Miller, Hernandez and Runestad and referred to the Committee on Oversight.
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 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.
(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 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 Subject to section
9227(3) of the public health code,
1978
PA 368, MCL 333.9227, 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. 5162 (request no.
03425'17) of the 99th Legislature is enacted into law.