Act 157 Interim Working Group on Protecting Immunocompromised Students and Students with Special Health Needs
Act 157 of the 2011-2012 General Assembly directed the commissioners of the Departments of Education and Health to convene a working group to:
- make recommendations on how to protect immunocompromised students and students with special health needs
- study the feasibility of allowing these students to enroll in a public school maintained by an adjoining school district, where the adjoining school district has a higher immunization rate than the school maintained by the student’s school district of residence
- assess the necessity and practicability of requiring adults employed at schools to be fully immunized
Working Group Report to the Vermont Legislature
The working group submitted its December 28, 2012 report of findings and recommendations to the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare, and to the House Committee on Health Care.
Meetings and Related Materials
Unless otherwise noted, meetings of the working group are held at the Vermont Department of Health, 108 Cherry St., Burlington, VT, Conference Room 3B. Meeting time: 2:00 - 4:00 PM
Meetings
Work Group Membership
Breena Holmes, MD - Co-Leader
Director, Maternal and Child Health
Department of Health
Kathryn O'Neill - Co-Leader
Student Health and LearningProgram Coordinator
Department of Education
Jeff Francis
Executive Director
Vermont Superintendent's Association
Barbara Frankowski, MD
Pediatrician
UVM College of Medicine
Brenda Perkins
Chittenden East Supervisory Union Nursing Services Coordinator
Mt. Mansfield Union High School
William Raszka, MD
Pediatric Infections Disease Specialist
UVM College of Medicine