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28	28	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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30	30	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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32	32	HOUSE BILL 1475 By: Adams
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38	38	AS INTRODUCED
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40	40	An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021,
41	41	Section 1210.189, which relates to prohibited COVID -
42	42	19-related requirements; prohibitin g student
43	43	distinctions based on vaccination status; stating
44	44	prohibited acts; providing penalty for violations;
45	45	amending 70 O.S. 2021 , Section 1210.191, which
46	46	relates to required immunizations; providing penalty
47	47	for certain violations; providing an effectiv e date;
48	48	and declaring an emergency.
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54	54	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
55	55	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.189, is
56	56	amended to read as follows:
57	57	Section 1210.189. A. A board of education of a public school
58	58	district or a technology center school district, the board of
59	59	regents of an institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher
60	60	Education, the governing board of a private postsecondary
61	61	educational institution, the Oklahoma State Reg ents for Higher
62	62	Education, the State Board of Education or the State Board of Career
63	63	and Technology Education shall not:
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90	90	1. Require a vaccination against Coronavirus disease 2019
91	91	(COVID-19) as a condition of admittance to or attendance of the
92	92	school or institution;
93	93	2. Require a vaccine passport as a condition of admittance to
94	94	or attendance of the school or institution; or
95	95	3. Implement a mask mandate for students who have not been
96	96	vaccinated against COVID -19; or
97	97	4. Distinguish between students based on t heir vaccination
98	98	status. Actions prohibited by this paragraph include, but ar e not
99	99	limited to, discrimination in any of the following acts:
100	100	a. determination of eligibility for athletics or other
101	101	extracurricular activities,
102	102	b. allowing or denying participa tion inside and outside
103	103	of the classroom,
104	104	c. issuance of surveys to students relative to
105	105	vaccination status, and
106	106	d. organizing seating arrangements .
107	107	B. As used in this section, "vaccine passport" means
108	108	documentation that an individual has been vaccinated against COVID-
109	109	19.
110	110	C. A school district that violates any or all of the provis ions
111	111	of this section shall receive a penalty of a five percent (5%)
112	112	reduction in state funding. Said penalty shall be applied in the
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140	140	continue for the school's current fiscal year through the following
141	141	fiscal year.
142	142	D. Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to any
143	143	public or private healthcare setting.
144	144	SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.191, is
145	145	amended to read as follows:
146	146	Section 1210.191. A. No minor child shall be admitted to any
147	147	public, private or parochial school operating in this state unless
148	148	and until certification is presented to the appropriate school
149	149	authorities from a licensed physician, or authorized representative
150	150	of the State Department of Health, that such child has received or
151	151	is in the process of receiving, immunizations against diphtheria,
152	152	pertussis, tetanus, haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB), me asles
153	153	(rubeola), rubella, poliomyelitis, varicella and hepatitis A or is
154	154	likely to be immune as a result of the disease.
155	155	B. Immunizations required, and the manner and frequency of
156	156	their administration, as prescribed by the State Commissioner of
157	157	Health, shall conform to recognized standard medical practices in
158	158	the state. The State Department of Health shall supervise and
159	159	secure the enforcement of the required immunization program. The
160	160	State Department of Education and the governing boards of the school
161	161	districts of this state shall render reasonable assistance to the
162	162	State Department of Health in the enforcement of the provisions
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190	190	C. The Commissioner, by rule, may alter the list of
191	191	immunizations required after notice and hearing. Any change in the
192	192	list of immunizations required shall be submitted to the next
193	193	regular session of the Legislature and such change shall remain in
194	194	force and effect unless and until a concurrent resolution of
195	195	disapproval is passed. Hearings shall be conducted by the
196	196	Commissioner, or such officer, agents or employees as the
197	197	Commissioner may designate for that purpose. The Commissioner shall
198	198	give appropriate notice of the proposed change in the list of
199	199	immunizations required and of the time and place for hearing. The
200	200	change shall become effective on a date fixed by the Commissioner.
201	201	Any change in the list of immunizations required may be amended or
202	202	repealed in the same manner as provided for its adoption.
203	203	Proceedings pursuant to this subsection shall be governed by the
204	204	Administrative Procedures Act.
205	205	D. The State Department of Education and the gove rning boards
206	206	of the school districts of this state shall provide for release to
207	207	the Oklahoma Health Care Authority of the immunization records of
208	208	school children covered under Ti tle XIX or Title XXI of the federal
209	209	Social Security Act who have not received the required immunizations
210	210	at the appropriate time. The information received pursuant to such
211	211	release shall be transmitted by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority
212	212	to medical providers who provide services to such children pursuant
213	213	to Title XIX or Title XXI to assist in their efforts to increase the
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240	240	rate of childhood immunizations pursuant to the requirements of the
241	241	Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT)
242	242	services provisions. The provisions of this subsection shall not be
243	243	construed to prohibit or affect the eligibility of any child to
244	244	receive benefits pursuant to Title XIX or Title XXI of the Social
245	245	Security Act or to require the immunization of any child if su ch
246	246	child is exempt from the immunization requirements pursuant to law.
247	247	The name of any child exempt from immunization pursuant to Section
248	248	1210.192 of this title shall not be included in the information
249	249	transmitted pursuant to this subsection.
250	250	E. The State Department of Education shall provide and ensure
251	251	that each school district in this state provides, on the school
252	252	district website and in any notice or publication provided to
253	253	parents regarding immunization requests, the following information
254	254	regarding immunization requirements for school attendance: “For
255	255	school enrollment, a pare nt or guardian shall provide one of the
256	256	following:
257	257	1. Current, up-to-date immunization records; or
258	258	2. A completed and signed exemption form.”
259	259	F. A school district that violate s any or all of the provisions
260	260	of this section shall receive a penalty of a five percent (5%)
261	261	reduction in state funding. Said penalty shall be applied in the
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289	289	continue for the school's cu rrent fiscal year through the following
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291	291	SECTION 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
292	292	SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
293	293	of the public peace, health or safety, an emergen cy is hereby
294	294	declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
295	295	be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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