{"id":"AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-032","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Illinois State Board of Education (State Superintendent of Education); State level","state":"IL","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED","eco":"","issuer":"Dr. Carmen I. Ayala, State Superintendent of Education, Illinois State Board of Education","authority":"23 Ill. Adm. Code 1.20; Executive Order 2021-18","instrument":"Letter to Superintendents, \u0027Enforcement of the Universal Indoor Masking Requirement\u0027 (August 11, 2021)","title":"ISBE enforcement of Executive Order 2021-18\u0027s universal indoor masking requirement in all P-12 schools through recognition status, loss of State funding and loss of IHSA and IESA athletic eligibility","dateIssued":"2021-08-11","effective":"2021-08-11 (EO 2021-18 in effect from August 4, 2021)","end":"Continued through 2021 Q3 and the 2021-22 school year (EO 2021-18 as re-issued; masking requirement lifted Feb. 28, 2022)","startDate":"2021-08-11","endDate":"2022-02-28","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["MASK","SCH","EMP","OTHER"],"addressees":["all public school districts and their superintendents","students, staff and visitors of P-12 schools"],"clause":"Executive Order 2021-18, which went into effect last Wednesday, requires that all students, staff, and visitors wear masks indoors in all P-12 schools in Illinois.... The executive order has the force of law.... However, noncompliance is not an option.... Local boards of education, schools, and school districts do not have the authority to deny the Governor\u0027s Executive Order requiring universal indoor masking in schools.... Further, the Illinois State Board of Education has and will use its regulatory authority, pursuant to 23 Ill Admin. Code 1.20, to ensure school districts protect students and staff; if school districts fail to do so, this risks State recognition. A district would have multiple opportunities to remedy the deficiencies... A district would first have its recognition status changed to \u0022On Probation\u0022 and would be asked to submit a corrective action plan. Failure to address the deficiencies would lead to nonrecognition, meaning total loss of access to state funding and loss of the school\u0027s ability to engage in any Illinois High School Association and Illinois Elementary School Association athletic competitions.","enforcement":"23 Ill. Adm. Code 1.20 (probation, nonrecognition, loss of State funding); Executive Order 2021-18 (force of law); 20 ILCS 3305/19 (violation of emergency orders)","functions":["IN in-person instruction under universal masking","AC athletic eligibility as a sanction","EMP staff masking","WF school workforce","CB families; visitors, vendors and contractors indoors at schools"],"notes":"The agency-level enforcement layer for Illinois\u0027s Q3 2021 school mask mandate; ISBE placed non-compliant districts on probation in August-September 2021; companion instruments IL-040, IL-041, IL-045, IL-072","sourceUrl":"https://www.isbe.net/Documents/Enforcement-Universal-Indoor-Masking-Requirement.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20210811215211/https://www.isbe.net/Documents/Enforcement-Universal-Indoor-Masking-Requirement.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":286869,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED","url":"/library/AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-032","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-032","citation":"Dr. Carmen I. Ayala, State Superintendent of Education, Illinois State Board of Education, Letter to Superintendents, \u0027Enforcement of the Universal Indoor Masking Requirement\u0027 (August 11, 2021) (Aug. 11, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-032)","stateName":"Illinois","related":["IL-040","IL-041","IL-045","IL-072"]}