00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 186                                                                          
01 "An Act prohibiting the state or a municipality, public library, postsecondary                                          
02 educational institution, school district, health care provider, or health care facility from                            
03 requiring proof of vaccination against COVID-19."                                                                       
04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
05    * Section 1. AS 14.07.020(c) is amended to read:                                                                   
06            (c)  In this section,                                                                                        
07                 (1)  "COVID-19" means the novel coronavirus disease caused by                                       
08       the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2);                                             
09                 (2)  "pre-elementary school" means a school for children ages three                                 
10       through five years if the school's primary function is educational.                                             
11    * Sec. 2. AS 14.07.020 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                              
12            (d)  A regulation adopted under (a)(7) of this section may not require a child                               
13       attending a school to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19.                                              
14    * Sec. 3. AS 14.30.125 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                              

01 (b)  Notwithstanding (a) of this section, a school district may not require a                                           
02 child in that school district to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19. In this                                 
03 subsection, "COVID-19" means the novel coronavirus disease caused by the severe                                         
04       acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).                                                            
05    * Sec. 4. AS 44.99 is amended by adding new sections to read:                                                      
06                   Article 7. Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination.                                                           
07 Sec. 44.99.700. Prohibition on state and public institutions requiring proof                                          
08 of COVID-19 vaccination. (a) An instrumentality of the state, a public library, a                                     
09 postsecondary educational institution, or a school district may not require a person to                                 
10 provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 to access an area or service that is                                      
11       open to the public or to vote in a state or municipal election.                                                   
12            (b)  In this section,                                                                                        
13 (1)  "instrumentality of the state" has the meaning given in                                                            
14       AS 39.52.960;                                                                                                     
15 (2)  "postsecondary educational institution" has the meaning given in                                                   
16       AS 14.48.210;                                                                                                     
17 (3)  "school district" means a borough school district, a city school                                                   
18 district, a regional educational attendance area, a state boarding school, and the state                                
19       centralized correspondence study program.                                                                         
20 Sec. 44.99.710. Prohibition on requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination                                                
21 for public transportation. The state or a municipality may not require a passenger to                                 
22 provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 as a condition of transport on public                                     
23 transportation provided by the state or municipality. In this section, "public                                          
24 transportation" includes the Alaska Railroad but does not include the Alaska marine                                     
25       highway system.                                                                                                   
26 Sec. 44.99.720. Prohibition on health care providers or health care                                                 
27 facilities requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination. A health care provider or                                         
28 health care facility may not, as a condition of medical service or treatment, require a                                 
29       person to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19. In this section,                                         
30                 (1)  "health care facility" has the meaning given in AS 18.20.499;                                      
31                 (2)  "health care provider" has the meaning given in AS 09.55.560.                                      

01            Sec. 44.99.730. Definition. In AS 44.99.700 - 44.99.730, "COVID-19" means                                  
02       the novel coronavirus disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome                                     
03       coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).