Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 64	Senate Author:  Nelson et al.
Effective:  9-1-13	House Sponsor:  Zerwas

            Senate Bill 64 amends the Human Resources Code to require each child-care facility, other than a facility that provides care in the home of the facility's director, owner, operator, or caretaker, to develop and implement a policy to protect the children in its care from vaccine-preventable diseases. The bill requires this policy to include requirements relating to vaccination of facility employees, compliance verification, recordkeeping, authorized disciplinary actions, prohibited discrimination or retaliatory actions, and procedures for exempting a facility or employee from vaccination requirements.