{"id":"MN-045","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Minnesota","state":"MN","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Office of Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan","authority":"Governor\u0027s direction to executive-branch agencies (implemented by MMB HR/LR Policy 1446, MN-044)","instrument":"News release, \u0027Governor Walz Announces Vaccination Requirements for State Agency Employees\u0027","title":"Governor Walz Announces Vaccination Requirements for State Agency Employees","dateIssued":"2021-08-11","effective":"Announcement Aug. 11, 2021; requirement effective Sept. 8, 2021","end":"Not within period","startDate":"2021-08-11","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["VAX","EMP"],"addressees":["State agency employees","the public"],"clause":"State agency employees working in person will be required to show proof of vaccination and attest to their vaccination status by Wednesday, September 8. Employees who are not vaccinated will be required to receive a negative COVID-19 test at least once a week in order to work on-site at all public workplaces around the state.... Minnesota\u0027s vaccination or weekly testing requirement for state agency employees comes as the state sees a steady increase in COVID-19 cases. New cases are up 574% per week from one month ago, nearly entirely driven by the highly-contagious Delta variant.","enforcement":"Announces the requirement implemented by MMB HR/LR Policy 1446 (MN-044)","functions":["WF","HR"],"notes":"Records the State\u0027s own account of Q3 2021 conditions and of the employer mandates then spreading (\u0027Mayo Clinic, Allina Health, M Health Fairview, and Sanford Health are requiring employees to be vaccinated. Nearly a dozen of Minnesota\u0027s colleges and universities are requiring their employees and students to receive the vaccine\u0027). Supporting release; the operative instrument is MN-044.","sourceUrl":"https://mn.gov/governor/news/?id=1055-493652","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20210908010110/https://mn.gov/governor/news/?id=1055-493652","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":204695,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MN","url":"/library/MN-045","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MN-045","citation":"Office of Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, News release, \u0027Governor Walz Announces Vaccination Requirements for State Agency Employees\u0027 (Aug. 11, 2021) (Ex. MN-045)","stateName":"Minnesota","related":["MN-044"]}