SB460 SFAT Garcia #1 2-17

Wolfe  7816

Senator Garcia moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 460—A Bill to amend and reenact §16-3-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to exemptions for compulsory immunization requirements; providing specific duties for the state health officer; removing existing reporting requirements; revising medical exemption process; eliminating state immunization officer; permitting religious exemption to mandatory vaccination requirements; permitting philosophical exemption to mandatory vaccination requirements; prohibiting entities from excluding participation in extracurricular activities based upon exercising an exemption; prohibiting entities from excluding attendance at school-based events based upon exercising an exemption; permitting a civil action for violations of this section; requiring schools and child care centers create and maintain a report on the number of exempt students or children enrolled in the school or child care center; and setting forth public policy supporting exemptions.

Adopted

Rejected