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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 781
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 781 on page 3, by
3 replacing lines 2 through 5 with the following:
4 "having received such immunizations against the following
5 preventable communicable diseases: diphtheria, pertussis,
6 tetanus, poliomyelitis, measles, rubella, mumps, and
7 haemophilus influenzae type b. These immunizations shall be
8 given in the manner and at the times prescribed by as the
9 Department of Public Health by rule. The Department of
10 Public Health does not have the authority to require
11 immunization of children against other diseases. shall
12 require by rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this
13 Section and the Communicable Disease Prevention Act."; and
14 on page 5, by inserting below line 18 the following:
15 "Section 10. The Communicable Disease Prevention Act is
16 amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
17 (410 ILCS 315/2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 22.12)
18 Sec. 2. The Department of Public Health shall promulgate
19 rules and regulations requiring immunization of children
20 against the preventable communicable diseases designated in
21 subsection (3) of Section 27-8.1 of the School Code by the
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1 Director. Before any regulation or amendment thereto is
2 prescribed, the Department shall conduct a public hearing
3 regarding such regulation. The Department may recommend to
4 the General Assembly prescribe additional rules and
5 regulations for immunization for of other diseases as
6 vaccines are developed.
7 The provisions of this Act shall not apply if:
8 1. The parent or guardian of the child objects thereto
9 on the grounds that the administration of immunizing agents
10 conflicts with his religious tenets or practices or,
11 2. A physician employed by the parent or guardian to
12 provide care and treatment to the child states that the
13 physical condition of the child is such that the
14 administration of one or more of the required immunizing
15 agents would be detrimental to the health of the child.
16 (Source: P.A. 85-828.)
17 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18 becoming law.".