{"id":"DE-054","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Delaware","state":"DE","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Molly K. Magarik, Secretary, Department of Health and Social Services","authority":"16 Del. C. §§ 122(3)(a), 128; 29 Del. C. § 10119","instrument":"Emergency Secretary\u0027s Order amending 16 Del. Admin. C. § 4202 § 7.7.1.5-7.7.1.6 (K-12 school staff testing program)","title":"DHSS Emergency Secretary\u0027s Order: K-12 school staff must show proof of vaccination or be tested before their start date and on an ongoing basis (POST-PERIOD: Oct. 15, 2021)","dateIssued":"2021-10-15","effective":"2021-10-15 (120 days)","end":"2022-02 (renewable once for 60 days)","startDate":"2021-10-15","endDate":"","quarters":[],"types":["VAX","SCH"],"addressees":["all K-12 schools and their staff"],"clause":"\u0027In addition, school staff must either provide evidence of COVID-19 vaccination or undergo regular testing... This emergency order adds language to the September amendment of Section 7.7.... 7.7.1.5 Testing Program... 7.7.1.5.2 Before their start date, all new staff must be tested for COVID-19 in accordance with Division of Public Health Guidance or show proof of vaccination... 7.7.1.5.3 All unvaccinated staff must be tested for COVID-19 in a manner consistent [with DPH guidance]... 7.7.1.6 Schools shall amend their current practices to include: 7.7.1.6.1 Mechanisms, including disciplinary mechanisms, for addressing staff [refusals].\u0027","enforcement":"16 Del. C. §§ 122, 128; 29 Del. C. § 10119","functions":["HR/WF school staff (post-period)"],"notes":"Post-period instrument, stated precisely; shows the Q3 2021 school regime continuing into Q4 2021. Its recital: \u0027Only 55% of children aged 12-18 are vaccinated and children 11 years old and younger are currently unable to be vaccinated.\u0027","sourceUrl":"https://archivesfiles.delaware.gov/Executive-Orders/Carney/public-health/DHSS-4202-Control-of-Communicable-and-Other-Disease-Conditions-Testing-Program.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":250762,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"DE","url":"/library/DE-054","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DE-054","citation":"Molly K. Magarik, Secretary, Department of Health and Social Services, Emergency Secretary\u0027s Order amending 16 Del. Admin. C. § 4202 § 7.7.1.5-7.7.1.6 (K-12 school staff testing program) (Oct. 15, 2021) (Ex. DE-054)","stateName":"Delaware","related":["DUT-DE-007","DE-044"]}