If a child in DFPS conservatorship has not had the necessary immunizations, the child can be provisionally enrolled if the child has begun the required immunizations.

Texas Education Code §38.001(e)

The caseworker must request that the healthcare provider or clinic check the state immunization registry (IMMTRAC), developed by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), to determine whether an immunization record for the child is on file.

If there is no immunization record for the child, the caseworker or caregiver must take the child to the healthcare provider or clinic to begin immunizations.

The caseworker must:

 •  provide the school with documentation that the immunizations have begun; or

 •  submit the immunization record to the school within 30 days.

The only exemptions from the immunization requirement are:

 •  documented medical grounds;

 •  reasons of conscience; or

 •  a parent’s active military status.