126th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 672 LR 1665(01)
An Act Relating to Exemption from Immunization for Schoolchildren
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
Sponsor: Rep. Graham of North Yarmouth
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
State Mandate - Unfunded
State Mandates
Required Activity Unit Affected Local Cost
Requires school health care providers to provide information about the benefit and risks of immunization to parents of a child excepted from the immunization requirements under Title 20-A, §6355 and to sign a statement that the information has been provided. School Insignificant statewide
The required local activities in this bill may represent a State mandate pursuant to the Constitution of Maine.  Unless General Fund appropriations are provided to fund at least 90% of the additional costs or a Mandate Preamble is amended to the bill and two-thirds of the members of each House vote to exempt this mandate from the funding requirement, municipalities may not be required to implement these changes.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This preliminary fiscal impact statement assumes that some, if not all, school administrative units will be responsible for assembling the required information that school health care providers must send to parents as well as creating the form that the providers must sign stating that the information has been provided to the parents.