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UPDATE 3/3/20 – After filing nearly 20,000 witness slips, HB4870 has been moved to new committee. A hearing has been set for March 4th, 2020, at 10 am. in Springfield, in Room 413 Stratton Building. The hearing allows the committee to learn about the bill before voting and how the public feels about it. Please…

HB4870 has been assigned to the Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee. IMPORTANT! Please contact by calling the representatives on the committee ASAP to voice your concerns with the HPV mandate. Let’s stop it here and save ourselves some work. You can email additionally, tweet or FB, but calls must be made….

Bill Status of HB4769 Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that a child shall not be considered neglected solely because the child’s parent or other person responsible for his or her welfare: (i) objects to a recommended vaccination schedule; (ii) objects to the administration of opioid medication or ophthalmic antibiotics in newborns;…

3/4/20 UPDATE: HR762 Moves Passes Out of Committee-(Vote 8 Yes –3 No)Action Needed: Call Your Representative and ask them to co-sign and vote Yes to HR762. URGENT UPDATE – 2/28/20 – Hearing scheduled for Mar 04, 2020Sign Witness Slips – Update – Passed out of committee 10 FACTS EVERY PARENT (AND EVERY ILLINOIS LEGISLATOR) NEEDS…

The letter explains how the data currently available shows that increasing vaccination rates or limiting medical exemptions will not eliminate measles outbreaks. “…about half of all California schoolchildren, who are fully vaccinated with the MMR vaccine, can still be infected with and spread measles, irrespective of the medical exemption rate,” wrote Dr. Shira Miller, founder and…