Eliminate All Non-Medical Vaccine Exemptions In Schools

 

This bill will eliminate all non-medical exemptions to current vaccine requirements in schools.

 

Highly contagious diseases, such as measles, require approximately a 95% vaccination rate for herd immunity. School

vaccine requirements prompt a rise in vaccination rates, as has been shown in other states that have implemented this

policy, like California. Herd immunity protects the most vulnerable populations, including young children, people

allergic to components of vaccines, and immunocompromised people.

 

1. Schools: private or public elementary or secondary school, child day care center, day nursery, nursery school, family

day care home, or development center

2. Required Vaccines: Hepatitis B (Hep B), Diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTaP), Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR),

Polio (IPV), Pneumococcal (PCV), Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis A (Hep A), and

any vaccines added to the requirements by the Minnesota Department of Health; the immunization schedule and dose

requirements for each vaccine will stay consistent with those outlined by the Minnesota Department of Health

3. Non-medical exemption: any exemption currently allowed under the law that is not medically necessary as signed off on

by a licensed physician

 

Current funding for vaccine requirements in schools is adequate.

 

Students not in compliance with the updated vaccine requirements will be unable to enroll in school. Students with

special education plans will still have access to those resources.

 

July 1, 2027