Oklahoma 2022 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB3878 Compare Versions

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31	28		STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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33	30		2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
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35	32		COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
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37	34		HOUSE BILL NO. 3878 By: Lepak
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45	42		An Act relating to employers and employees; requiring
46	43		certain mandatory employer vac cination policies to
47	44		include certain exemptions; providing exemption;
48	45		providing for codification; and declaring an
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55	52		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLA HOMA:
56	53		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
57	54		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3402 of Title 63, unless there
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59	56		A. If an employer requires any vacc ination as a prerequisite
60	57		for employment, and that vaccination was not reasonably foreseeable
61	58		at the time the job position was retained, such employer shall be
62	59		required to offer exemptions from the mandatory vaccination
63	60		requirements. The exemptions shall include:
64	61		1. An individual having a moral or religious tenet which
65	62		opposes vaccination; or
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93	89		2. A written statement by a licensed physician in this state
94	90		stating the physical condition of the individual is such that a
95	91		vaccine would endanger the life or health of the individual.
96	92		B. There shall be no justification evidence needed to be
97	93		granted a moral or religious tenet exemption.
98	94		C. Where an employee is under eighteen (18) years of age, the
99	95		employee shall not be required to receive any vaccinations without
100	96		the written permission of a parent or guardian.
101	97		SECTION 2. It being immediate ly necessary for the preservation
102	98		of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
103	99		declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
104	100		be in full force from and after its passage an d approval.
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106		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH, dated 03/02/2022 -
107		-	DO PASS, As Amended.
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