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School Vaccine Requirements and Exemptions

State Statute Religious Exemption Philosophical Exemption

 Alabama

 Ala. Code § 16-30-3

 Yes

 No

 Alaska

 Ak. Stat. §14.30.125

 Yes

 No

 Arizona

 Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 15-872, 873

 Yes

 Yes

 Arkansas

 Ark. Code Ann. § 6-18-702

 Yes

 Yes

 California

 Cal. Health & Safety Code § 120325 et seq.

 No

 No

 Colorado

 Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-4-902, 903

 Yes

 Yes 

 Connecticut

 Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-204a

 Yes

 No

 Delaware

 Del. Code Ann.  tit. 14  § 131

 Yes

 No 

 Washington, DC

 D.C. Code Ann. § 38-501, 506

 Yes

 No

 Florida

 Fla. Stat. Ann. § 1003.22

 Yes

 No

 Georgia

 Ga. Code Ann. § 20-2-771

 Yes

 No

 Hawaii

 Haw. Rev. Stat. § 302A-1154, 1156

 Yes

 No

 Idaho

 Idaho Code § 39-4801, 4802

 Yes

 Yes

 Illinois

 105 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 5/27-8.1

 Yes

 No

 Indiana

 Ind. Code Ann. § 21-40-5

 Yes

 No

 Iowa

 Iowa Code Ann. § 139A.8

 Yes

 No

 Kansas

 Kan. Stat. Ann. § 72-5209

 Yes

 No

 Kentucky

 Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 214.034

 Yes

 No

 Louisiana

 La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 17:170(A)40:31.16

 Yes

 Yes

 Maine

 Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 20-A § 6355

 Yes

 Yes

 Maryland

 Md. Code Ann. Educ. § 7-403

 Yes

 No 

 Massachusetts

 Mass. Gen Laws ch.76, § 15

 Yes

 No 

 Michigan

 Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 333.92089215

 Yes

 Yes

 Minnesota

 Minn. Stat. Ann. § 121A-15

 Yes

 Yes

 Mississippi

 Miss. Code Ann. § 41-23-37

 No 

 No 

 Missouri

 Mo. Rev. Stat. § 167.181210.003

 Yes

 Yes

 Montana

 Mont. Code Ann. § 20-5-403, 405

 Yes

 No

 Nebraska

 Neb. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 79-217221

 Yes 

 No

 Nevada

 Nev. Rev. Stat. § 392.435, 437, 439

 Yes 

 No 

 New Hampshire

 N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 141-C:20-a20-c

 Yes 

 No 

 New Jersey

 N.J. Stat. Ann. § 26:1A-9, 9.1

 Yes 

 No 

 New Mexico

 N.M. Stat. Ann. § 24-5-1, 3

 Yes 

 No

 New York

 N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2164

 Yes 

 No 

 North Carolina

 N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-155156157

 Yes 

 No 

 North Dakota

 N.D. Cent. Code § 23-07-17.1

 Yes 

 Yes

 Ohio

 Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3313.671

 Yes 

 Yes

 Oklahoma

 Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 70, § 1210.191, 192

 Yes 

 Yes

 Oregon

 Or. Rev. Stat. § 433.267

 Yes 

 Yes

 Pennsylvania

 28 Pa. Code § 23-8384

 Yes 

 Yes

 Rhode Island

 R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-38-2

 Yes 

 No 

 South Carolina

 S.C. Code Ann. § 44-29-180

 Yes 

 No 

 South Dakota

 S.D. Codified Laws § 13-28-7.1

 Yes 

 No 

 Tennessee

 Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-5001

 Yes

 No

 Texas

 Tex. Edu Code Ann. § 38.001

 Yes

 Yes

 Utah

 Utah Code Ann. § 53A-11-301, 302

 Yes

 Yes

 Vermont

 Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 18, § 11211122

 Yes

 No

 Virginia

 Va. Code Ann. § 22.1-271.2§ 32.1-46

 Yes

 No

 Washington

 Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 28A.210.08090

 Yes 

 Yes

 West Virginia

 W. Va. Code § 16-3-4

 No

 No

 Wisconsin

 Wis. Stat. Ann. § 252.04

 Yes 

 Yes

 Wyoming

 Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 21-4-309

 Yes

 No

Religious Exemption indicates that there is a provision in the statute that allows parents to exempt their children from vaccination if it contradicts their sincere religious beliefs.

Philosophical Exemption indicates that the statutory language does not restrict the exemption to purely religious or spiritual beliefs.  For example, Maine allows restrictions based on "moral, philosophical or other personal beliefs," and Minnesota allows objections based on “conscientiously held beliefs of the parent or guardian.”