| (1) |
An institution of higher education described in Section 53B-2-101 may not require proof of vaccination as a condition for enrollment or attendance unless the institution allows for the following exemptions:
Terms Used In Utah Code 53B-2-113- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
| (a) |
a medical exemption if the student provides to the institution a statement that the claimed exemption is for a medical reason; and |
| (b) |
a personal exemption if the student provides to the institution a statement that the claimed exemption is for a personal or religious belief. |
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| (2) |
An institution that offers both remote and in-person learning options may not deny a student who is exempt from a requirement to receive a vaccine under Subsection (1) to participate in an in-person learning option based upon the student’s vaccination status. |
| (3) |
| (a) |
For purposes of this Subsection (3), “face covering” means the same as that term is defined in Section 53G-9-210. |
| (b) |
An institution of higher education described in Section 53B-2-101 may not require an individual to wear a face covering to attend or participate in in-person instruction, institution-sponsored athletics, institution-sponsored extracurricular activities, in dormitories, or in any other place on a campus of an institution within the system of higher education at any time after the end of the spring semester in 2021. |
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| (4) |
Subsections (1), (2), and (3) do not apply to a student studying in a medical setting at an institution of higher education. |
| (5) |
Nothing in this section restricts a state or local health department from acting under applicable law to contain the spread of an infectious disease. |
Amended by Chapter 7, 2021 Special Session 1
