Advisory Neighborhood Commission 8C needs your input on Bill 24-423
The purpose of Bill 24-423 is to require all eligible students of District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS), public charter, independent, private, and parochial schools to be vaccinated against the COVID19 virus by December 15, 2021, and every school year thereafter. Additionally, the bill mandates that employees of licensed child development facilities in the District of Columbia are to be vaccinated annually against the COVID-19 virus.
The vaccination mandate shall be waived if the individual is exempt on religious or medical grounds. Further, beginning December 15, 2021, the bill directs all private physicians who administer the COVID-19 vaccine to submit an immunization certification to public health authorities and for those authorities to transmit electronically the immunization certificate to the student’s local education agency (LEA). Beginning with School Year 2022-2023, the electronic certification requirement shall apply to all immunizations.
Click here to read the bill: https://bit.ly/bill24-0423