H*3436(Rat #0066, Act #0035 of 1993)  General Bill, By J.G. Mattos, 
M.O. Alexander, Alexander, Allison, Anderson, Bailey, J.J. Bailey, B.O. Baker, 
R.A. Barber, J.M. Baxley, D.W. Beatty, Boan, Breeland, G.A. Brown, H. Brown, 
A.W. Byrd, Carnell, Cato, C.D. Chamblee, H.H. Clyborne, Cobb-Hunter, Cooper, 
R.S. Corning, Davenport, Delleney, Fair, T.L. Farr, Gamble, S.E. Gonzales, 
L.O. Graham, Harrell, P.B. Harris, Harrison, B.H. Harwell, Haskins, J. Hines, 
J.H. Hodges, D.N. Holt, W.S. Houck, T.E. Huff, Hutson, Inabinett, Kelley, 
M.H. Kinon, Kirsh, Klauber, Law, Littlejohn, C.V. Marchbanks, McCraw, 
J.T. McElveen, McKay, M. McLeod, McMahand, D.E. McTeer, Moody-Lawrence, 
J.H. Neal, Neilson, Phillips, Quinn, Rhoad, Richardson, Riser, Robinson, 
T.F. Rogers, Sheheen, J.S. Shissias, R. Smith, D. Smith, Spearman, Stille, 
C.H. Stone, Stuart, C.L. Sturkie, Trotter, J.W. Tucker, Vaughn, C.Y. Waites, 
Walker, C.C. Wells, L.S. Whipper, J.M. White, Wilder, J.B. Wilder, Wilkins, 
D. Williams, Witherspoon, S.S. Wofford, H.G. Worley, D.A. Wright and 
Young-Brickell
 A Bill to amend Section 44-29-180, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to immunizations required of school pupils, so as to include children
 attending public or private child day care facilities, to require the South
 Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control to monitor
 immunization records of children in day care, to provide for a temporary and a
 religious exemption, and to exclude family group homes from these
 requirements.-amended title

   02/09/93  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-14
   02/11/93  House  Read second time HJ-40
   02/11/93  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day HJ-43
   02/12/93  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-2
   02/16/93  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-8
   02/16/93  Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-8
   03/25/93  Senate Recalled from Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-5
   03/31/93  Senate Amended SJ-22
   03/31/93  Senate Read second time SJ-23
   03/31/93  Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-23
   04/01/93  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-17
   04/07/93  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-27
   04/20/93         Ratified R 66
   04/22/93         Signed By Governor
   04/22/93         Effective date 10/19/93
   04/22/93          This Act takes effect 180 days after approval
   04/22/93         Act No. 35
   05/25/93         Copies available

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Immunizations; required of school and day care center children

SECTION 1. Section 44-29-180 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 44-29-180. (A) No superintendent of an institution of learning, no school board or principal of a school, and no owner or operator of a public or private child day care facility as defined in Section 20-7-2700 may admit as a pupil or enroll or retain a child or person who cannot produce satisfactory evidence of having been vaccinated or immunized so often as directed by the Department of Health and Environmental Control. Records of vaccinations or immunizations must be maintained by the institution, school, or day care facility to which the child or person has been admitted.

(B) The Department of Health and Environmental Control shall monitor the immunization status of each child who is enrolled or retained in a licensed child day care facility or a registered church or religious child day care facility. The monitoring of day care facilities shall consist of a review of the immunization or vaccination records to insure that required immunizations are complete as recommended and routinely provided by the Department of Health and Environmental Control for all infants and children.

(C) South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Regulation 61-8, as amended, `Vaccination, Screening and Immunization Regarding Contagious Diseases', and its exemptions apply to this section.

(D) A South Carolina Certificate of Special Exemption signed by the school principal, authorized representative, or day care director may be issued to transfer students while awaiting arrival of medical records from their former area of residence or to other students who have been unable to secure immunizations or documentation of immunizations already received. A South Carolina Certificate of Special Exemption may be issued only once and is valid for only thirty calendar days from date of enrollment. At the expiration of this special exemption, the student must present a valid South Carolina Certificate of Immunization, a valid South Carolina Certificate of Medical Exemption, or a valid South Carolina Certificate of Religious Exemption.

(E) Registered family day care homes are exempt from requirements of this section."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect one hundred eighty days after approval by the Governor.

Approved the 22nd day of April, 1993.