{"id":"VT-085","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Vermont","state":"VT","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Phil Scott (official transcript of the September 21, 2021 press conference)","authority":"Executive authority over State employment","instrument":"Transcript, Governor Phil Scott Discusses Latest COVID-19 Trends at Weekly Press Conference","title":"All State employees must be vaccinated or wear a mask and test, effective the week of September 15, 2021; every school but one has a masking requirement","dateIssued":"2021-09-21","effective":"Week of September 15, 2021","end":"Continued past September 30, 2021","startDate":"2021-09-15","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["VAX","MASK","SCH"],"addressees":["about 8,000 State employees","employers and schools (urged to adopt similar policies)"],"clause":"we\u0027ve implemented a policy effective this week that all state employees must either be vaccinated or wear a mask and test. Remember, we have about 8,000 state employees. I also continue to urge employers and schools to adopt a similar policy while we await more details on the President\u0027s proposal for vaccine requirements... every school but one has a masking requirement, which means we effectively have a mask mandate in schools.","enforcement":"Condition of State employment","functions":["WF","HR","IN schools"],"notes":"","sourceUrl":"https://governor.vermont.gov/press-release/transcript-governor-phil-scott-discusses-latest-covid-19-trends-weekly-press","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20211019050821/https://governor.vermont.gov/press-release/transcript-governor-phil-scott-discusses-latest-covid-19-trends-weekly-press","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":152451,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"VT","url":"/library/VT-085","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/VT-085","citation":"Governor Phil Scott (official transcript of the September 21, 2021 press conference), Transcript, Governor Phil Scott Discusses Latest COVID-19 Trends at Weekly Press Conference (Sept. 21, 2021) (Ex. VT-085)","stateName":"Vermont","related":["VT-072","VT-083","VT-094"]}