House
File
7
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
7
BY
RIZER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
an
exemption
from
required
vaccinations
1
based
upon
personal
conviction.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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Section
1.
Section
139A.8,
subsection
4,
paragraph
a,
1
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
2
follows:
3
Immunization
is
not
required
for
a
person’s
enrollment
4
in
any
elementary
or
secondary
school
or
licensed
child
care
5
center
if
either
any
of
the
following
applies:
6
Sec.
2.
Section
139A.8,
subsection
4,
paragraph
a,
Code
7
2017,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
8
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(3)
The
applicant,
or
if
the
applicant
9
is
a
minor,
the
applicant’s
parent
or
legal
guardian,
submits
10
an
affidavit
signed
by
the
applicant,
or
if
the
applicant
is
11
a
minor,
the
applicant’s
parent
or
legal
guardian,
stating
12
that
the
applicant
opposes
the
immunizations
on
the
basis
of
13
personal
conviction.
14
EXPLANATION
15
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
16
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
17
This
bill
provides
that,
in
addition
to
other
bases
for
18
exemption
from
required
immunizations
for
a
person’s
enrollment
19
in
any
elementary
or
secondary
school
or
licensed
child
care
20
center,
the
applicant
is
also
exempt
if
the
applicant,
or
if
21
the
applicant
is
a
minor,
the
applicant’s
parent
or
legal
22
guardian,
submits
an
affidavit
signed
by
the
applicant,
or
23
if
the
applicant
is
a
minor,
the
applicant’s
parent
or
legal
24
guardian,
stating
that
the
applicant
opposes
the
immunization
25
on
the
basis
of
personal
conviction.
26
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