SF 3110

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 03/05/2020 09:39am

A bill for an act
relating to health; providing minimum safety standards for any vaccine required
to enroll or remain enrolled in an elementary or secondary school; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 121A.15, by adding a subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 121A.15, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

new text begin Vaccine safety. new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding subdivisions 1 and 2, no person shall be
prohibited from being allowed to enroll or remain enrolled in any elementary or secondary
school in this state for failing to submit a statement as required under this section stating
that the person has received an immunization against any disease, including the diseases
identified in subdivision 1 or 12, unless:
new text end

new text begin (1) the study relied upon by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for
approval of the vaccine made reasonable efforts to evaluate the safety of the vaccine against
a control group that received:
new text end

new text begin (i) a placebo; or
new text end

new text begin (ii) another vaccine or other substance approved by the FDA based on a study that
evaluated the safety of that vaccine or substance against a control group which received a
placebo;
new text end

new text begin (2) the study relied upon by the FDA for approval of the vaccine evaluated the safety
of the vaccine for no less than one year after the vaccine was administered;
new text end

new text begin (3) the vaccine has been evaluated for the vaccine's potential to cause cancer, gene
mutations, fertility impairment, and autism spectrum disorder;
new text end

new text begin (4) the commissioner of health has posted on the department's website any known injuries
or diseases caused by the vaccine, and the rate at which injuries or diseases have occurred
from the vaccine; and
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new text begin (5) the adverse effects of the vaccine when administered with other vaccines required
under this section have been studied.
new text end

new text begin (b) Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to eliminate or modify the exemptions
provided in subdivision 3.
new text end