as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 02/08/2021 04:02pm
A bill for an act
relating to health; providing for availability of COVID-19 vaccines for school
employees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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(a) The terms defined in this subdivision apply to this section.
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(b) "Contract employee" means an employee of an organization that provides
student-related services throughout the school year to a school, whose primary task is to
provide services to students attending a school.
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(c) "COVID-19 vaccine" means a vaccine against severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
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(d) "School administrator" means a school superintendent, principal, assistant principal,
or other person having general control and supervision of a school.
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(e) "Teacher" means a classroom teacher or other school employee required to hold a
license from the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board.
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The provisions in this section shall apply notwithstanding any
law, rule, executive order, or agency guidance to the contrary.
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In the state strategy for COVID-19 vaccine
distribution in Minnesota, the commissioner of health shall make COVID-19 vaccines
available to teachers, school administrators, education paraprofessionals, and other school
employees, including contract employees, in the distribution phase in which COVID-19
vaccines are made available to frontline essential workers, as identified by the commissioner.
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A teacher, school administrator, education
paraprofessional, or other school employee, including a contract employee, shall not be
required to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine in order to provide services on an in-person basis
at a public school. A student shall not be required to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine in order
to receive instruction on an in-person basis at a public school, or to enroll in or remain
enrolled in a public school.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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