SJR113 Summary

• Urges Alabama Department of Public Health and State Department of Education to encourage all public K-12 schools to participate annually in ACIP/ADPH recommended vaccination programs.

• Program shall be run entirely by health care providers or community immunizers, with no cost to families or schools and no deductibles or copays charged.

• Requires vaccination data entry into the state registry (IMMPRINT), use of FDA-approved vaccines only, and administration consistent with Advisory Council on Immunization Practices recommendations.

• Makes student participation voluntary and requires written parental or legal guardian consent before vaccine administration.

• Schools must provide information about school-located vaccination clinics and Vaccine Information Statements to students at the beginning of each school year.