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SECTION 1. Chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following section:- Section 245. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commonwealth shall not require proof of vaccination against COVID-19, mRNA vaccine, or gene-altering procedure as a condition of entry to the Commonwealth. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commonwealth and all of its agencies, authorities and political subdivisions shall not require proof of vaccination against COVID-19, mRNA vaccine, or gene-altering procedure as a condition of entry to a public building. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no public or private elementary school, secondary school, high school, charter school, college, university or other post-secondary institution of higher education shall require proof of vaccination against COVID-19, mRNA vaccine, or gene-altering procedure as a condition of enrollment, access to campus or attendance in in-person classes. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commonwealth shall not require any private business to require proof of vaccination against COVID-19, mRNA vaccine, or gene-altering procedure as a condition of entry to the business, or access to employment by such business. SECTION 2. The first paragraph of section 92A of chapter 272 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- No owner, lessee, proprietor, manager, superintendent, agent or employee of any place of public accommodation, resort or amusement shall, directly or indirectly, by themselves or another, require proof of vaccination against COVID-19, mRNA vaccine, or gene-altering procedure as a condition of entry to a place of public accommodation, resort or amusement.
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