[deport]

I guess the following procedure is a quite onerous.... and I think the written request is being expanded to include the internet....

 (A) A person claiming exclusion for reasons of conscience, including a religious belief, from a required immunization may only obtain the affidavit form by submitting a written request to the department. The request must include the following:

      (i) full name of child;

      (ii) child's date of birth (month/day/year);

    (B) Written requests must be submitted through the United States Postal Service (or other commercial carrier), by facsimile, or by hand delivery to the department's Bureau of Immunization and Pharmacy Support, 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756.

    (C) Upon request, one affidavit form for each child will be mailed unless otherwise specified (shall not exceed a maximum of five forms per child).

    (D) The department shall not maintain a record of the names of individuals who request an affidavit and shall return the original request with the forms requested.

[lqclamar]

I guess the following procedure is a quite onerous

It is as long as it puts the burden entirely on the parents to complete it. HPV should be an "opt-in" vaccine, not an "opt-out" one.

[workerbee]

If it's "not required", why does there need to be any procedure at all? If it's truly a choice, why was the E.O. signed and why is anyone required to fill out an exemption? By all means, let everyone know the vaccine is available, but the final arbiter of whether to use it should be the parent -- and not by making them sign a government form.