Published: June 01, 2023
By: Allison Allsop, LSU Manship School News Service
The Senate Education Committee unanimously advanced two bills Thursday that would relax vaccine requirements for K-12 students.
Rep. Kathy Edmonston, R-Gonzales, wrote both bills. Colleges and universities are no longer included in the bills after amendments by the committee.
House Bill 182 would prohibit Covid-19 vaccinations as a condition of enrollment or continued enrollment in any public or private K-12 schools.
House Bill 399 would require schools to provide exemption information for any type of vaccine.
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