00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 279                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to the power of the commissioner of health to require certain                                          
02 immunizations; relating to immunizations required to participate in youth athletics;                                    
03 relating to immunizations required by the University of Alaska; relating to the provision                               
04 of vaccine information to the parents of minor patients; and providing for an effective                                 
05 date."                                                                                                                  
06 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
07    * Section 1. AS 14.30.125 is amended to read:                                                                      
08            Sec. 14.30.125. Immunization. If, in the judgment of the commissioner of                               
09       health, it is necessary for the welfare of the children or the general public in an area,                     
10 the governing body of the school district shall require the children attending school in                                
11 that area to be immunized against the diseases the commissioner of health may                                           
12 specify. The governing body may require a child to be immunized only with a                                         
13 vaccine that has received full approval by the United States Food and Drug                                          

01       Administration.                                                                                               
02    * Sec. 2. AS 14.30 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                     
03 Sec. 14.30.367. Immunizations required to participate in interscholastic                                              
04 activities. An association that administers and promotes interscholastic activities in                                
05 the state may, in order to participate in an interscholastic activity, require a youth to be                            
06 immunized only with a vaccine that has received full approval by the United States                                      
07 Food and Drug Administration. In this section, "interscholastic activity" has the                                       
08       meaning given to "interscholastic activities" in AS 14.30.365(c).                                                 
09    * Sec. 3. AS 14.40 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                     
10 Sec. 14.40.053. Immunizations required by the University. The University                                              
11 of Alaska may require a student to be immunized only with a vaccine that has received                                   
12       full approval by the United States Food and Drug Administration.                                                
13    * Sec. 4. AS 18.05 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                     
14 Sec. 18.05.067. Vaccine information. Before administering a vaccine to a                                              
15 child under 18 years of age, a health care provider shall provide to the child's parent or                              
16 legal guardian a copy of the statement produced by the United States Centers for                                        
17 Disease Control and Prevention that describes the risks and benefits of the vaccine or,                                 
18 if the vaccine is authorized for use because of a public health emergency, a copy of the                                
19 vaccine's emergency use authorization fact sheet produced by the United States Food                                     
20 and Drug Administration. In this section, "vaccine" has the meaning given in                                            
21       AS 18.09.990.                                                                                                     
22    * Sec. 5. This Act takes effect July 1, 2026.