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Ex. ECO-B-017 Order Primary source read

Executive Order N-26-20

Executive Order N-26-20 (continuity of State funding and services for local educational agencies that close schools to address COVID-19)

Governor Gavin Newsom · California (State)

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Jurisdiction
California
Level
State
Authority
Cal. Gov't Code 8567, 8571 (State of Emergency proclaimed Mar. 4, 2020)
Issued
2020-03-13 Mar. 13, 2020
Effective
March 13, 2020 (read as 2020-03-13)
End
end of 2019-20 school year (funding provisions) (read as 2020-06-30)
In force
Mar. 13, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Schools and child care
Addressees
  • local educational agencies (school districts, county offices of education, charter schools)
Functions reached
  • WF (6,309,138 students, Ballotpedia/NCES)
  • SCH
Collection
Workforce, schools and child care ECO-B

Operative words

'2. If an LEA closes its schools to address COVID-19, as provided in Paragraph 4 of this Order, the LEA will continue to receive state funding to support the following during the period of closure: (i) Continue delivering high-quality educational opportunities to students to the extent feasible through, among other options, distance learning and/or independent study;... (iii) Arrange for, to the extent practicable, supervision for students during ordinary school hours; and (iv) Continue to pay its employees.'

Enforcement

n/a (funding conditions)

Notes

California's closures were local decisions ratified and funded by this order; 99 percent of schools were closed by March 19, 2020 (Ballotpedia); the statewide stay-at-home order N-33-20 (Mar. 19) then applied.

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