SB1410 | Illinois 2015-2016 | SCH CD-IMMUNIZATION EXEMPTION

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On August 3, 2015 in the Senate:

Governor Approved
Effective Date August 3, 2015
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0249

On June 19, 2015 in the Senate:

Sent to the Governor

On May 21, 2015 in the Senate:

Passed Both Houses

On May 21, 2015 in the House:

Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 085-028-004

On May 18, 2015 in the House:

Second Reading - Short Debate
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

On May 13, 2015 in the House:

Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 010-001-001
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

On May 8, 2015 in the House:

Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015

On May 4, 2015 in the House:

Assigned to Human Services Committee

On April 29, 2015 in the House:

Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez

On April 24, 2015 in the House:

Arrived in House
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee

On April 23, 2015 in the Senate:

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 008-000-000
Recalled to Second Reading
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Mulroe
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
Third Reading - Passed; 042-014-000

On April 22, 2015 in the Senate:

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Public Health

On April 21, 2015 in the Senate:

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments

On April 16, 2015 in the Senate:

Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2015

On April 15, 2015 in the Senate:

Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 006-003-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 16, 2015

On April 14, 2015 in the Senate:

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

On March 27, 2015 in the Senate:

Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2015

On March 24, 2015 in the Senate:

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health

On March 19, 2015 in the Senate:

Re-referred to Public Health
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

On March 3, 2015 in the Senate:

Assigned to Executive

On February 20, 2015 in the Senate:

Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe
First Reading
Referred to Assignments

Senate Amendment 002

Specifies that the health care provider's signature on the certificate reflects only that education was provided and does not allow a health care provider grounds to determine a religious exemption. Provides that those receiving immunizations shall be provided with the relevant vaccine information statements prior to administering a vaccine. Provides that a healthcare provider may consider including nationally accepted recommendations from federal agencies, the information outlined in the relevant vaccine information statement, and vaccine package inserts, along with the healthcare provider's clinical judgment, to determine whether any child may be more susceptible to experiencing an adverse vaccine reaction than the general population, and if so, the healthcare provider may exempt the child from an immunization or adopt an individualized immunization schedule. Requires parents or legal guardians to submit the certificate to their local school authority, prior to the dates of entering kindergarten, sixth grade, and ninth grade (instead of annually), for each child for which they are requesting an exemption.

Senate Amendment 001

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. With respect to the Section requiring health examinations and immunizations, removes a provision concerning parents or legal guardians who object to the health, dental, or eye examinations or to immunizations on religious grounds. Provides instead that children of parents or legal guardians who object to health, dental, or eye examinations, or any part thereof, to immunizations, or to vision and hearing screening tests on religious grounds shall not be required to undergo the examinations, tests, or immunizations to which they so object if such parents or legal guardians present to the appropriate local school authority a signed Certificate of Religious Exemption, created by the Department of Public Health, detailing the grounds for objection and the specific immunizations, tests, or examinations to which they object. Provides that the grounds for objection must set forth the specific religious belief that conflicts with the examination, test, immunization, or other medical intervention. Specifies other requirements for the signed certificate, and requires parents or legal guardians to submit the certificate to their local school authority annually for each child for which they are requesting an exemption. Contains provisions concerning the religious objection. Requires the local school authority to inform the parent or legal guardian of exclusion procedures, in accordance with the Department's rules, at the time the objection is presented. Effective immediately.