PRINTER'S NO. 1086
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
883
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY CORBIN, SCHLOSSBERG, DAVIS, SNYDER, FREEMAN,
SAMUELSON, BAKER, THOMAS, McNEILL, D. COSTA, SCHWEYER, MOUL,
STURLA, ROSS, COHEN, HENNESSEY, FRANKEL, BISHOP, DeLUCA,
FABRIZIO, SIMS, SANTARSIERO AND ACOSTA, APRIL 6, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, APRIL 6, 2015
AN ACT
Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
act relating to the public school system, including certain
provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
laws relating thereto," in pupils and attendance, further
providing for immunization required and penalty; and
abrogating a regulation relating to responsibilities of
schools and school administrators.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1303(c) and (d) of the act of March 10,
1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949,
added April 11, 1974 (P.L.258, No.67), are amended and the
section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
Section 1303. Immunization Required; Penalty.--* * *
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply in the
case of any child deemed to have a medical contraindication
which may contraindicate immunization and so certified by a
[physician] health care practitioner. Such certificates may be
accepted in lieu of a certificate of immunization.
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