GREEN SHEET REDIGEST
HB 74 2018 Regular Session Davis
(KEYWORD, SUMMARY, AND DIGEST as amended by Senate committee
amendments)
STUDENTS. Requires schools to provide information relative to influenza and
immunization against the influenza virus.
DIGEST
Proposed law:
(1)Requires the governing authority of each public school, including charter schools,
and each nonpublic school to provide information about influenza and vaccination
against the influenza virus and requires the state Dept. of Education (DOE) to
provide such information to parents of students enrolled in approved home study
programs.
(2)Requires that this information include the causes, symptoms, and means by which
influenza is spread and the places where parents and guardians may obtain additional
information and vaccinations for their children.
(3)Requires the La. Dept. of Health (LDH) to develop and provide information about
influenza and the vaccination to DOE. LDH shall provide updates annually if new
information on influenza is available. LDH, DOE, and each school governing
authority shall determine the most cost-effective and efficient means of information
distribution, including but not limited to posting on school websites and electronic
distribution.
(4)Requires LDH, in consultation with DOE, to establish rules for carrying out proposed
law.
(5)States that nothing in proposed law requires LDH, DOE, or any school governing
authority to provide or purchase vaccines.
(6)Provides that no person seeking to enter any school or facility identified in proposed
law shall be required to comply with the provisions of proposed law if written dissent
is presented to the school.
(Adds R.S. 17:170.5 and 3996(B)(45))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Education to the
original bill:
1. Expand applicability of proposed law requirements to nonpublic schools.
2. Add requirement that state Dept. of Education provide information to parents of
students enrolled in approved home study programs.
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Prepared by Christine Arbo Peck. Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Health and Welfare to the
engrossed bill
1. Provides that no person seeking to enter any school or facility identified in
proposed law shall be required to comply with the provisions of proposed law if
written dissent is presented to the school.
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Prepared by Christine Arbo Peck.