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This law was first created in 2010. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 73<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":64677,"section_number":"22.1-254","catch_line":"Compulsory attendance required; excuses and waivers; alternative education program attendance; exemptions from article","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-254\/"},{"id":55576,"section_number":"44-146.18","catch_line":"Department of Emergency Management; administration and operational control; coordinator and other personnel; powers and duties","order_by":null,"url":"\/44-146.18\/"}],"permalink":{"id":202017,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73049,"identifier":"32.1-47.1","token":"32.1\/2\/3\/32.1-47.1","url":"\/32.1-47.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-47.1\/","token":"32.1\/2\/3\/32.1-47.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Vaccination of children; plan enhancements","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-47.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Department<\/span> shall include in its vaccination plans procedures to ensure the prompt vaccination of all persons<\/span> of school age in the Commonwealth, without preference regarding the manner of compliance with the compulsory school attendance law<\/span> set forth in \u00a7 22.1-254<\/a>, upon declaration of a public health emergency involving a vaccine-preventable disease and consent of the parent or guardian of the person<\/span> of school age if such person<\/span> is a minor<\/span> or, if the person<\/span> of school age is not a minor<\/span>, of the person<\/span>. Vaccination plans developed pursuant to this section shall be consistent with applicable guidelines developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and shall be subject to the same review and update requirements, process, and schedule as the State Emergency Operations Plan developed by the Department<\/span> of Emergency Management pursuant to \u00a7 44-146.18<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVACCINATION OF CHILDREN; PLAN ENHANCEMENTS (\u00a7 32.1-47.1)\n\nThe Department shall include in its vaccination plans procedures to ensure the\nprompt vaccination of all persons of school age in the Commonwealth, without\npreference regarding the manner of compliance with the compulsory school\nattendance law set forth in \u00a7 22.1-254, upon declaration of a public health\nemergency involving a vaccine-preventable disease and consent of the parent or\nguardian of the person of school age if such person is a minor or, if the person\nof school age is not a minor, of the person. Vaccination plans developed\npursuant to this section shall be consistent with applicable guidelines\ndeveloped by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and shall be\nsubject to the same review and update requirements, process, and schedule as the\nState Emergency Operations Plan developed by the Department of Emergency\nManagement pursuant to \u00a7 44-146.18.\n\nHISTORY: 2010, c. 73.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}