Bill Text: IA HF2040 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to immunization against COVID-19 requirements for enrollment in any licensed child care center, elementary or secondary school, or postsecondary school in Iowa.(See HF 2298.)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 29-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-28 - Withdrawn. H.J. 434. [HF2040 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF2040-Introduced.html
House
File
2040
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2040
BY
STONE
,
WHEELER
,
BOUSSELOT
,
BAXTER
,
FISHER
,
MOORE
,
NORDMAN
,
PAUSTIAN
,
BRADLEY
,
MOMMSEN
,
ANDREWS
,
McCLINTOCK
,
GRABER
,
BODEN
,
BRINK
,
MITCHELL
,
SORENSEN
,
GERHOLD
,
WORTHAN
,
BEST
,
KAUFMANN
,
THOMPSON
,
CISNEROS
,
BUSH
,
WESTRICH
,
OSMUNDSON
,
JENEARY
,
DUNWELL
,
GUSTAFSON
,
and
SHIPLEY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
immunization
against
COVID-19
requirements
1
for
enrollment
in
any
licensed
child
care
center,
elementary
2
or
secondary
school,
or
postsecondary
school
in
Iowa.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
139A.8B
COVID-19
immunization.
1
1.
Notwithstanding
whether
a
person’s
attendance
is
in
2
person
or
virtual,
immunization
against
COVID-19
shall
not
be
3
required
for
a
person
to
be
enrolled
in
any
licensed
child
care
4
center,
elementary
or
secondary
school,
or
postsecondary
school
5
in
Iowa
prior
to
July
1,
2029.
6
2.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section:
7
a.
“COVID-19”
means
the
disease
caused
by
the
novel
8
coronavirus
SARS-CoV-2
or
a
virus
mutating
therefrom,
and
9
conditions
associated
with
the
disease
caused
by
the
novel
10
coronavirus
SARS-CoV-2
or
a
virus
mutating
therefrom.
11
b.
“Postsecondary
school”
means
a
postsecondary
institution
12
under
the
control
of
the
state
board
of
regents,
a
community
13
college
established
under
chapter
260C,
or
an
accredited
14
private
institution
as
defined
in
section
261.9.
15
EXPLANATION
16
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
17
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
18
This
bill
prohibits
requiring
an
immunization
against
19
COVID-19
for
a
person
to
be
enrolled
in
any
licensed
child
20
care
center,
elementary
or
secondary
school,
or
postsecondary
21
school
in
Iowa
prior
to
July
1,
2029,
notwithstanding
whether
a
22
person’s
attendance
is
in
person
or
virtual.
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