HB 447 — An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in pupils and attendance, further providing for immunization required and penalty.

PRINTER'S NO.   425

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 447
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY DIAMOND, HAMM, GREINER, KAUFFMAN, BANTA, GLEIM,
        ZIMMERMAN AND GILLEN, FEBRUARY 3, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 3, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
 2      act relating to the public school system, including certain
 3      provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
 4      schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
 5      laws relating thereto," in pupils and attendance, further
 6      providing for immunization required and penalty.
 7      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 8   hereby enacts as follows:
 9      Section 1.    Section 1303 of the act of March 10, 1949
10   (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is
11   amended by adding subsections to read:
12      Section 1303.    Immunization Required; Penalty.--* * *
13      (e)   A public school entity, nonpublic school, political
14   subdivision or the Commonwealth shall include with any notice,
15   publication, posting or provision of information containing new,
16   existing or updated immunization requirements issued by the
17   Commonwealth the following information in the same size and font
18   as the notice, publication, posting or provision:
19      (1)   The exemptions from immunization requirements under
20   subsections (c) and (d).
 1      (2)   That the public school entity, nonpublic school,
 2   political subdivision or the Commonwealth accepts the exemptions
 3   from immunization requirements under subsections (c) and (d).
 4      (3)   The process by which a child may obtain an exemption
 5   from immunization requirements.
 6      (f)   As used in this section, the following words and phrases
 7   shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless
 8   the context clearly indicates otherwise:
 9      "Nonpublic school" shall have the same meaning given to the
10   term under section 923-A.
11      "Public school entity" means a school district, intermediate
12   unit, area career and technical school, charter school, cyber
13   charter school or regional charter school.
14      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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