{"id":"VT-081","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Vermont","state":"VT","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Office of Governor Phil Scott with ACCD and VDH (official release)","authority":"Amended and Restated EO 01-20 §§ 9, 11","instrument":"Governor\u0027s release, Governor Phil Scott and State Officials Announce the Vermont Forward Plan","title":"Vermont Forward Roadmap to Reopening: stepped easing tied to vaccination rates through July 4, 2021","dateIssued":"2021-04-06","effective":"Step 1 April 9, 2021 (per the plan); Step 3 accelerated to May 14, 2021 (VT-086); Step 4 reached June 14, 2021 (VT-078)","end":"June 14, 2021","startDate":"2021-04-09","endDate":"2021-06-14","quarters":["2021Q2"],"types":["CAP","GATH","TRAV","MASK","EMP"],"addressees":["Vermont businesses, municipalities, non-profits","Group A (low contact, short duration, outdoor and controlled environment) and Group B (long duration or close contact) sectors"],"clause":"The Vermont Forward Plan uses vaccination rates as the key milestones for transitioning Vermont businesses to more general, universal guidance to prevent the spread of COVID-19; modifying travel guidance; and when gathering size can increase between now and July 4... Three steps lead to July 4, when the State expects to transition universal guidance mandates into recommendations... Universal guidance has five main tenets: Stay home if you\u0027re sick, wear a mask, ensure six-foot spaces and uncrowded places, practice good hygiene, and know the travel restrictions.","enforcement":"ACCD guidance under VT-025 § 9(b)","functions":["all sectors: capacity, gathering, travel and mask mandates continued as \u0027universal guidance mandates\u0027 until Step 4"],"notes":"The step dates April 9, May 1, June 1 and July 4, 2021 and the Apr. 9 shift from quarantine to pre-travel testing are verified_secondary from the Husch Blackwell tracker and the Governor\u0027s later releases.","sourceUrl":"https://governor.vermont.gov/press-release/governor-phil-scott-and-state-officials-announce-vermont-forward-plan","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":200314,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"VT","url":"/library/VT-081","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/VT-081","citation":"Office of Governor Phil Scott with ACCD and VDH (official release), Governor\u0027s release, Governor Phil Scott and State Officials Announce the Vermont Forward Plan (Apr. 6, 2021) (Ex. VT-081)","stateName":"Vermont","related":["VT-086","VT-078","VT-025"]}