Bill > SR55

This resolution requests the Department of Education (DOE) and Department of Health (DOH) to update vaccination forms and recordkeeping for public and charter school students. The resolution highlights existing challenges in tracking student vaccination status, noting that current practices designate a student as completely unvaccinated if they are exempt from even one vaccine, which may not accurately reflect their overall immunization profile. The underlying motivation is to improve the ability to assess herd immunity during potential disease outbreaks and to enable a more proactive approach to student health. Specifically, the resolution points out that parents sometimes permit most mandatory vaccines but might refuse certain ones (such as HPV), and current enrollment coordination methods do not effectively distinguish between partially and fully unvaccinated students. The resolution calls for the DOE and DOH to modify their forms and record-keeping systems to provide a more nuanced and accurate representation of student vaccination status, with the ultimate goal of better understanding and managing potential health risks in educational settings.

Education

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SR&billnumber=55&year=2025