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Senate extends K–12 vaccination-exemption framework to higher education, prompting extended debate
Summary
Senators approved amendments extending the state's existing medical, personal and religious vaccine exemptions to higher education institutions while permitting universities to require proof of vaccination if exemptions and in-person options are preserved; the measure produced a protracted floor debate about teacher safety and public-health implications.
The Senate debated and passed legislation that would apply existing vaccination-exemption rules to institutions of higher education while allowing universities to require proof of vaccination if they continue to provide access to students with medical, personal or religious exemptions.
Senator Kennedy, sponsor, said the bill "is not focused on any one particular vaccine" and…
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