Relating to religious exemption to mandatory vaccination requirements

SB 608 would amend West Virginia law to add a religious exemption for school immunization requirements. It allows children to be exempt from mandatory vaccines (chickenpox, measles, polio, and others) if parents or guardians submit a signed certification stating their sincerely held religious objections. This exemption would apply to children entering public, private, or parochial schools and state-regulated child care centers. The bill does not change the list of required vaccines or existing medical exemptions, but adds religious objections as a new basis for exemption. Schools and child care centers would need to accept these religious exemption certifications for enrollment.