(a) The Government Operations Agency shall prioritize COVID-19 vaccination for all persons in Tier 1B pursuant to the State Department of Public Health’s Vaccine Allocation Guidelines for COVID-19 Vaccine equally statewide.
(b) The Government Operations Agency, through the state’s third party administrator for COVID-19 vaccination, shall prioritize a set number of appointments for education sector staff under Tier 1B described in subdivision (a), in partnership with local educational agencies, childcare providers, and labor organizations, and shall provide related direct outreach to, and support for, education sector staff.
(c) Of the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccines available to the state, 10 percent shall be offered to childcare and K–12 education sector staff.
(d) This section shall not be construed as inferring that vaccination of school staff or pupils is a prerequisite for providing in-person instruction.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 10, Sec. 1. (AB 86) Effective March 5, 2021. Inoperative June 30, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 32095.)