{"id":"SEC-15-067","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Delaware","state":"DE","metro":"","industry":"15","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Secretary, Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (Molly Magarik), with the Division of Public Health","authority":"16 Del. C. 122(3)(c) and 122(3)(d); 29 Del. C. 10119 (emergency regulations); the Governor\u0027s Public Health Emergency declaration of July 12, 2021 as renewed","instrument":"Emergency Secretary\u0027s Order amending 16 Del. Admin. Code 4202 (Control of Communicable and Other Disease Conditions), adding section 7.7 (COVID-19 Mitigation and Prevention; 7.7.1 Schools) and section 12 (severability)","title":"Emergency Order: 16 Del. Admin. Code 4202, section 7.7 (universal indoor masking in K-12 schools)","dateIssued":"2021-08-13","effective":"2021-08-16 for 120 days (renewable once for 60 days)","end":"Renewed Dec. 2021; school mask requirement ended March 1, 2022","startDate":"2021-08-16","endDate":"2022-03-01","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["MASK","SCH"],"addressees":["all schools that serve students kindergarten through twelfth grade (public and private)"],"clause":"7.7.1 Schools. 7.7.1.1. All schools that serve students kindergarten through twelfth grade shall require mask use by all students, faculty, staff, and visitors inside school buildings, regardless of vaccination status.... 7.7.1.4 For schools with student housing, masks are not required inside an individual student\u0027s residence hall room.","enforcement":"16 Del. C. 107 (penalties for violation of Board/Department rules); licensure","functions":["IN","CP","TR","AC","WF","CB"],"notes":"Repealed and replaced the Aug. 12, 2021 order; published 25 Del. Reg. 246 and 248 (Sept. 1, 2021); companion Department of Education (Office of Child Care Licensing) emergency orders of the same date required masks in child care centers, family child care homes and youth camps (SEC-15-068).","sourceUrl":"https://archivesfiles.delaware.gov/Executive-Orders/Carney/public-health/DHSS-4202-Control-of-Communicable-and-Other-Disease-Conditions-08132021.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":254210,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-15","url":"/library/SEC-15-067","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-15-067","citation":"Secretary, Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (Molly Magarik), with the Division of Public Health, Emergency Secretary\u0027s Order amending 16 Del. Admin. Code 4202 (Control of Communicable and Other Disease Conditions), adding section 7.7 (COVID-19 Mitigation and Prevention; 7.7.1 Schools) and section 12 (severability) (Aug. 13, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-067)","stateName":"Delaware","related":["SEC-15-068","DUT-DE-007"]}