Here are five things to know:
1. Michigan is one of 20 states to offer vaccination waivers for children for philosophical reasons.
2. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services saw a link between low immunization rates and outbreaks, prompting them to establish the rule about required pre-waiver health discussions in 2014.
3. Republican legislator Tom Hooker proposed two new house bills, barring against wavier requirements that are not outlined in state law.
4. The two proposed bills would invalidate pre-waiver health discussions, as well as strip health officials of the right to send non-immunized children home if communicable diseases spread in schools.
5. There are plans for a public hearing about the new proposed bills.
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