Florida Gov. DeSantis This Week Signed Sweeping Legislation Restricting Mandates, School Mask Rules, And More
DeSantis called in order to pass a vaccine mandate ban, were passed Wednesday by the state legislature before heading to the governor’s desk.passed by the legislature bans vaccines for public sector employees, but just requires private companies to adopt more exemptions to any vaccine requirements, such as “pregnancy or anticipated pregnancy,” a prior Covid-19 infection, regular testing or using personal protective equipment.
The bill also strengthens the state’s prohibition on school mask mandates by prohibiting school districts from mandating masks—stating only parents can make that decision—requiring vaccines or blocking a student from attending school if they’ve been exposed to Covid-19, as long as they’re asymptomatic and haven’t tested positive.
directs DeSantis to develop a plan by January to pull Florida out of OSHA and develop a state-led replacement to it.the state’s Surgeon General of their authority to mandate vaccinations “by any means necessary,” a power that was bestowed in 2002 as part of broader measures passed in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks and amid fears about anthrax.“We hear so much about these things—mandates, restrictions—tearing people down.
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