{"id":"SEC-15-035","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Rhode Island","state":"RI","metro":"","industry":"15","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Daniel J. McKee","authority":"R.I. Gen. Laws 30-15-9 (emergency powers)","instrument":"Executive Order 21-87","title":"Requiring Masks in Schools","dateIssued":"2021-08-19","effective":"Immediately (Aug. 19, 2021) through September 18, 2021","end":"Renewed monthly (Sept. 2021, Dec. 13, 2021 through Jan. 8, 2022, and later); ended March 4, 2022","startDate":"2021-08-19","endDate":"2021-12-13","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["MASK","SCH"],"addressees":["local education agencies (LEAs) operating K-12 schools"],"clause":"1. LEAs that have not adopted a universal indoor masking requirement shall be required to abide by a universal indoor masking protocol developed by the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH). The RIDOH protocol shall require universal indoor masking by all students (age 2 and older), staff, teachers, and visitors to K-12 schools. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately and remain in full force and effect through September 18, 2021 unless renewed, modified, or terminated by a subsequent Executive Order.","enforcement":"R.I. Gen. Laws 30-15-9, -15","functions":["IN","TR","AC","WF","CB"],"notes":"Directed at LEAs; RIDOH\u0027s protocol governed private schools through the Department\u0027s school regulations (verify).","sourceUrl":"https://governor.ri.gov/executive-orders/executive-order-21-87","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":463523,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-15","url":"/library/SEC-15-035","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-15-035","citation":"Governor Daniel J. McKee, Executive Order 21-87 (Aug. 19, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-035)","stateName":"Rhode Island","related":[]}