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A 3254

Relates to requiring children enrolled in an overnight camp, children's summer day camp, or travelling summer day camp to be vaccinated

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Jeffrey Dinowitz

Requires vaccination for staff and children in overnight, non-regulated, summer day, and traveling camps to boost immunization and reduce disease spread.

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Bill Summary · A 3254

Summary of Assembly Bill A 3254

Overview

  • Bill Number: A 3254
  • Title: Relates to requiring staff and children enrolled in an overnight, children's non-regulated, summer day, or traveling camp to be vaccinated
  • Sponsor: Jeffrey Dinowitz (primary)
  • Status: Referred to the Health Committee
  • Introduced: January 27, 2025
  • Classification: Bill
  • Related Legislation: Companion/Senate versions in prior sessions (e.g., S 3958) and related Assembly/Senate bills (A 6961, A 2186; S 6279)

Purpose and intent

The bill would mandate vaccination for both staff and children enrolled in select types of camps, specifically:
- Overnight camps
- Children's non-regulated camps
- Summer day camps
- Traveling camps

The core objective appears to be increasing immunization among campers and staff to improve public health outcomes and reduce transmission of vaccine-preventable diseases in camp settings.

Key provisions (as inferred from the bill’s title)

The full text would specify the exact requirements, but the bill’s central proposition includes:
- A duty for camp operators or sponsors to verify that staff and enrolled children are vaccinated according to the bill’s specified schedule.
- Potential definitions of the vaccines required (e.g., which immunizations) and any approved exemptions (medical, religious, or otherwise), as laid out in the enacted text.
- Administrative responsibilities for camps (record-keeping, verification processes, and potential reporting to health authorities).
- Compliance timelines (effective dates, deadlines for vaccination, and grace periods).
- Enforcement mechanisms and penalties for non-compliance (to be detailed in the bill).

Who is affected

  • Primary affected parties: Staff at the named camp types and children enrolled in these camps.
  • Secondary affected parties: Camp operators/sponsors, health departments or state agencies responsible for enforcement and compliance monitoring, and potentially families seeking camp placements.

Implementation timeline and process

  • As of introduction, the bill has been referred to the Health Committee. No further procedural steps or milestones are provided in the available information.
  • If advanced, the timeline would depend on committee action, potential amendments, and floor passage, followed by potential Senate counterpart actions and governor action.

Context and observations

  • The bill aligns with companion measures and prior-session proposals (as indicated by related bills listed), suggesting an ongoing policy interest in vaccination requirements for youth programs and camp settings.
  • Specific vaccine types, exemptions, enforcement details, and funding implications will be defined in the bill’s full text and any subsequent amendments.

Notes for readers

  • The current summary reflects information available: purpose, scope, and procedural status. For precise vaccine requirements, exemptions, timelines, and penalties, the bill text and any committee reports will be necessary once released.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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