{"id":"ME-058","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Maine","state":"ME","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Janet T. Mills","authority":"37-B M.R.S. §§ 741(3)(H), 742(1)(C)(2), (8), (12)","instrument":"Executive Order 39 FY 20/21","title":"An Order to Repeal Certain Face Covering Requirements","dateIssued":"2021-05-19","effective":"2021-05-24","end":"School and child-care requirement retained to June 30, 2021 (EO 40)","startDate":"2021-05-24","endDate":"2021-06-30","quarters":["2021Q2"],"types":["MASK","SCH"],"addressees":["the public","schools and child care"],"clause":"A.1. Repeal. The requirement that face coverings be worn in all public settings, originally set forth in Executive Order 49 FY 19/20 and most recently amended in Executive Order 37 FY 20/21, is hereby repealed, except as provided in Section (I)(A)(2), below.... 2. Schools and childcare settings. Section I(A)(3) of Executive Order 14 FY 20/21, requiring that persons age 5 and older wear face coverings indoors in all schools and childcare settings, is not repealed and remains in effect. II. This Order takes effect May 24, 2021","enforcement":"As prior orders for the retained requirement","functions":["IN schools","EC child care","all others released"],"notes":"Governor\u0027s May 13, 2021 release: distancing retained \u0027in settings where people are eating or drinking\u0027; masks still required in health care settings and on public transportation under federal rules.","sourceUrl":"https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/sites/maine.gov.governor.mills/files/inline-files/EO%2097%2039.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":237561,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"ME","url":"/library/ME-058","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/ME-058","citation":"Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 39 FY 20/21 (May 19, 2021) (Ex. ME-058)","stateName":"Maine","related":["ME-057","ME-059","ME-056","ME-060","ME-055","ME-054","ME-053"]}