Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Executive Order 202.4 (Mar. 16, 2020; all schools closed from Mar. 18 for two weeks), extended by EO 202.11 (Mar. 27), 202.18 (Apr. 16) and the May 1, 2020 direction closing schools for the remainder of the year (Ex. SEC-15-055)
New York State Department of Health (Commissioner Howard Zucker, M.D., on direction of Governor Kathy Hochul), Emergency regulations: 10 NYCRR 2.60 (Aug. 27, 2021; universal masking in all public and private P-12 schools) and 10 NYCRR 2.62 (Sept. 2, 2021; weekly testing of unvaccinated school personnel) (Ex. SEC-15-087)
Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene (Dave A. Chokshi, M.D.), Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to Require COVID-19 Vaccination for Department of Education Employees, Contractors, and Others (Aug. 24, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-037)
