Texas HB4587 allows provisional admission to schools for students without required immunizations if an exemption request is submitted.

HB4587 modifies Texas law to permit elementary and secondary schools to admit students provisionally if the students have not obtained required immunizations or submitted an exemption affidavit. Schools must admit these students if documentation shows a request for the affidavit has been submitted to the Department of State Health Services. The Department of State Health Services must create rules for this provisional admission process. The changes apply starting with the 2025-2026 school year.

Texas HB4587 allows provisional admission to schools for students without required immunizations if an exemption request is submitted.

HB4587 modifies Texas law to permit elementary and secondary schools to admit students provisionally if the students have not obtained required immunizations or submitted an exemption affidavit. Schools must admit these students if documentation shows a request for the affidavit has been submitted to the Department of State Health Services. The Department of State Health Services must create rules for this provisional admission process. The changes apply starting with the 2025-2026 school year.