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Ex. ECO-B-016 Order Primary source read

Executive Order No. 20-07

Temporarily closing K-12 schools to slow the spread of COVID-19

Governor Laura Kelly · Kansas (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Kansas
Level
State
Authority
K.S.A. 48-924, 48-925 (State of Disaster Emergency proclaimed Mar. 12, 2020)
Issued
2020-03-17 Mar. 17, 2020
Effective
March 17, 2020 (read as 2020-03-17)
End
May 29, 2020 (end of school year) (read as 2020-05-29)
In force
Mar. 17, 2020 to May 29, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Gathering capSchools and child care
Addressees
  • all K-12 school buildings or facilities, public or private
  • local health departments (superseded where less restrictive)
Functions reached
  • WF (494,347 students' parents statewide, Ballotpedia/NCES)
  • SCH
Collection
Workforce, schools and child care ECO-B

Operative words

'1. All K-12 school buildings or facilities—whether public or private—used for student instruction are to close and cease in-person instruction until May 29, 2020, except as allowed below.' '2. Any school building or facility operating with a total of fewer than 10 students, instructors, or staff may continue normal operations...' '6. This order supersedes any contrary or less restrictive order by any local health department regarding the operation of schools...'

Enforcement

K.S.A. 48-939 (violation of emergency orders a class A misdemeanor)

Notes

First State to close schools for the remainder of the year by order.

Retrieval note

Image scan; pages 1-2 read visually.

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