HB4071 S ED AM #1 3-7

Hager  7871

The Committee on Education moved to amend the bill on page two, by striking out all of section three and inserting in lieu thereof a new section, designated section three, to read as follows:

§18-8B-3. Public school health rights.

(a)   Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a public school shall not:

(1)   Impose a COVID-19 mask or face covering requirement on any student or employee;

(2)   Impose a mandatory COVID-19 testing requirement on any asymptomatic or pre-

symptomatic student or employee; or

(3)   Require a student or employee to quarantine or isolate unless the student or employee has tested positive for COVID-19. Any period of quarantine shall end after the student or employee has obtained a negative COVID-19 test result or after that student or employee has completed 5 days of quarantine.

(b) A parent or guardian of a student maintains the right to determine whether their child will wear a mask or face covering on school premises or during extracurricular activities.

(c)  The rights identified under this act shall not be overridden by any elected or appointed official.

(d) Nothing in this article may prevent the right of any individual to wear a face covering for the purposes of protecting the safety of the wearer.

Adopted

Rejected