{"id":"RI-056","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Rhode Island","state":"RI","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Daniel J. McKee","authority":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-15-9(e)(1); EO 20-02; EO 21-86","instrument":"Executive Order 21-89","title":"Increasing State Response Capacity for COVID-19 Variants","dateIssued":"2021-08-26","effective":"2021-08-26","end":"2021-09-25 by its terms; extended by EO 21-98 (Sept. 24, through Oct. 23), 21-104 (Oct. 22), 21-111 (Nov. 19), 21-118 (Dec. 17, 2021)","startDate":"2021-08-26","endDate":"2021-09-25","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["EMER","HC","OTHER"],"addressees":["State agencies","retired State workers and nurses re-engaged for the response"],"clause":"WHEREAS, the State continues to work to build its COVID-19 response capacity, including the expansion of its abilities to conduct critical incident command service functions in the face of significant nation-wide and local nursing shortages; and WHEREAS, section 30-15-9(e)(1) of the Rhode Island General Laws permits the Governor to suspend the provisions of any regulatory statute... [suspends post-retirement employment limits and procurement rules for response staffing].","enforcement":"Suspension of regulatory statutes under § 30-15-9(e)(1)","functions":["HR staffing rules","IC State response capacity"],"notes":"Recites the nursing shortage the Delta wave produced in August 2021.","sourceUrl":"https://governor.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur236/files/2021-08/executive-order-21-89.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":138275,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"RI","url":"/library/RI-056","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/RI-056","citation":"Governor Daniel J. McKee, Executive Order 21-89 (Aug. 26, 2021) (Ex. RI-056)","stateName":"Rhode Island","related":["RI-057","RI-058","RI-059","RI-054","RI-055","RI-060","RI-061","RI-053","RI-062","RI-052","RI-051","RI-063"]}