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LEGISLATION COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	05/13/2019
Subject: SB 276 (Pan): Immunizations: Medical Exemptions
Submitted For:	LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Department:	County Administrator
Referral No.:	2019-09
Referral Name:	SB 276 (Pan): Immunizations: Medical Exemptions
Presenter:	Daniel Peddycord	Contact:	L. DeLaney, 925-335-1097

Information

Referral History:

SB 276 (Pan): Immunizations, Medical Exemptions was referred to the Legislation Committee by the Public Health Director, Daniel Peddycord, who recommends a position of "Support" on the bill. A request for the Board of Supervisors to consider a position of "Oppose" or "no position" was received from a member of the community as well.

Referral Update:

SB 267: The text of the bill is available here: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB276

Author:

Richard Pan (D-006)

Coauthor

Aguiar-Curry (D), Wiener (D), Gonzalez (D)

Title:

Immunizations: Medical Exemptions

Fiscal Committee:

yes

Urgency Clause:

Introduced:

02/13/2019

Last Amend:

04/30/2019

Disposition:

Pending

Location:

Senate Appropriations Committee

Summary:

Requires the State Department of Public Health to develop and make available for use by licensed physicians and surgeons a statewide standardized immunization medical exemption request form for children. Requires the Department to create a database of approved medical exemption requests and make that database accessible to local health officers. Requires the Department to develop a process for a parent to request a medical exemption.

Status:

04/30/2019

In SENATE. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.

The bill analysis from the Senate Health Committee is Attachment A.

The Public Health Director, Dan Peddycord, recommends a position of "Support" on the bill. Both the County Health Executives Association of California (CHEAC) and the California Conference of Local Health Officers (CCLHO) are in full support. A letter of support from CHEAC is Attachment B.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

CONSIDER recommending to the Board of Supervisors a position of "Support" on SB 276 (Pan), as amended, and directing staff to place the bill on the Board's consent calendar for their meeting of May 21, 2019.

Attachments
Attachment A: SB 276 Analysis
Attachment B: CHEAC Letter of Support