103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB5161

 

Introduced 2/9/2024, by Rep. Tony M. McCombie

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act

    Creates the COVID-19 School Health Care Program Vaccination Program Limitation Act. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning health.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5COVID-19 School Health Care Program Vaccination Program
6Limitation Act.
 
7    Section 5. Purpose. It is the purpose of this Act to allow
8individuals to have the bodily autonomy to make the decision
9of whether or not to receive a vaccination or its related
10booster that was approved by the United States Food and Drug
11Administration to be used under emergency use authorization
12for treatment of COVID-19. The State is compelled to recommend
13that health care facilities do not mandate that students
14enrolled in a health care program receive a vaccine or its
15related booster that has been approved under emergency use
16authorization as a condition of participation in any stage of
17the health care program.
 
18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
19becoming law.