{"id":"TX-053","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Texas","state":"TX","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Texas Education Agency (TEA)","authority":"Executive Order GA-38 ¶ 3.e (\u0027has the effect of state law under Section 418.012 of the Texas Government Code\u0027); DSHS rule 25 TAC § 97.7 (exclusion of students with communicable diseases)","instrument":"Public Health Guidance, 2021-22 school year (version of September 2, 2021; earlier versions Aug. 5 and Aug. 19, 2021)","title":"Public Health Guidance (September 2, 2021)","dateIssued":"2021-09-02","effective":"2021-09-02 (\u0027takes effect immediately, replacing all prior guidance\u0027)","end":"Superseded by later versions (post-period)","startDate":"2021-09-02","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["SCH","QUAR","MASK"],"addressees":["public school systems","students, staff, parents"],"clause":"The guidance in this document is authorized by Executive Order GA-38, which has the effect of state law under Section 418.012 of the Texas Government Code.... Masks: Please note, mask provisions of GA-38 are not being enforced as the result of ongoing litigation. Further guidance will be made available after the court issues are resolved.... Students Who Have COVID-19: As provided in this Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Rule, school systems must exclude students from attending school in person who are actively sick with COVID-19, who are suspected of being actively sick with COVID-19, or who have received a positive test result for COVID-19, and must immediately notify parents if this is determined while on campus.... For individuals who are determined to be close contacts, a 14-day stay-at-home period was previously advised... the stay-at-home period can end for students experiencing no symptoms on Day 10 after close contact exposure... school systems must exclude staff from attending school in person who are actively sick with COVID-19...","enforcement":"DSHS rule 25 TAC § 97.7 (mandatory exclusion); GA-38; local health department notification requirements","functions":["IN in-person instruction under mandatory exclusion and notification rules","WF workforce of every employer (children excluded when positive or, at district option, when household close contacts; staff excluded)","RL remote conferencing during exclusion","AC"],"notes":"The 2021-22 school-year rules in force in 2021 Q3: mandatory exclusion of positive students and staff, parental and health-department notification, optional testing, 10-14 day stay-home for close contacts; school-district mask mandates operated in fact from mid-August 2021 while TEA declined to enforce GA-38\u0027s mask provision","sourceUrl":"https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/covid/SY-20-21-Public-Health-Guidance.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20210902200623/https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/covid/SY-20-21-Public-Health-Guidance.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":158027,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"TX","url":"/library/TX-053","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/TX-053","citation":"Texas Education Agency (TEA), Public Health Guidance, 2021-22 school year (version of September 2, 2021; earlier versions Aug. 5 and Aug. 19, 2021) (Sept. 2, 2021) (Ex. TX-053)","stateName":"Texas","related":["AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-010","TX-036"]}