Bill > S07324

This bill changes the process for parents seeking appeals when their child is denied school entrance or attendance due to immunization issues. Currently, parents can appeal to the commissioner of education, but this legislation would redirect such appeals to the director of the bureau of immunizations instead. Specifically, the bill repeals a subdivision of the education law related to these appeals and amends the public health law to shift the appellate authority from the education commissioner to the immunization bureau director. This change means that parents who believe their child has been wrongly denied school entry or attendance due to immunization requirements will now need to file their petition directly with the bureau of immunizations rather than the education department. The bill is designed to streamline the appeals process by centralizing immunization-related dispute resolution within the public health system, and it will take effect immediately upon passage.

Education

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S7324