The federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act requires schools to enroll new students who are homeless even if their immunization records are missing or unavailable at the time of enrollment. California law requires schools to immediately enroll foster children transferring to their school even if a foster child is unable to produce immunization records normally required for school entry. Charter LEAs, parents, caregivers, foster parents, and group home staff should work with their local county health agencies to assist children in obtaining immunization records and/or immunizations for those children who are identified as needing additional immunizations. The law still requires that the school obtain the child’s immunization record and ensure that the foster child has met all immunization requirements (i.e., Senate Bill (SB) 277 requirements, June 2015). Charter LEAs must also track children they admit without proof of immunization so that they can be protected in case of an outbreak of any vaccine-covered disease.
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Chapter 13 – Nonpublic Agency/Nonpublic School Services, Charter SELPA As of 09/14/2018 CAHELP Steering Committee Review
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