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Ex. ECO-B-157 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

State laws and orders barring school districts from requiring masks (2021)

State bans on school mask mandates, 2021-22, and their litigation history

State legislatures and governors · Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah (State)

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Jurisdiction
Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah · Utah
Level
State
Authority
State statutes and executive orders (e.g., Ark. Act 1002 of 2021; Iowa H.F. 847 (May 20, 2021); Okla. S.B. 658; S.C. Proviso 1.108; Tenn. EO 84 (Aug. 16, 2021); Tex. EO GA-38; Fla. EO 21-175 and Fla. Admin. Code 64DER21-12)
Issued
2021-05-20 May 20, 2021
Effective
various, May-Aug. 2021 (read as 2021-05-20)
End
Arizona blocked Sept. 27, 2021; Arkansas suspended Aug. 6 and struck Dec. 29, 2021; South Carolina suspended Sept. 28, 2021; Tennessee blocked Dec. 10, 2021; Texas blocked Mar. 17, 2022; Florida upheld Sept. 15, 2021 (S.D. Fla.); Iowa lifted May 16, 2022 (read as 2021-09-27)
In force
May 20, 2021 to Sept. 27, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOther
Addressees
  • school districts
Functions reached
  • SCH
  • WF
Collection
Workforce, schools and child care ECO-B

Enforcement

withholding of funds; injunctions

Notes

Ballotpedia (Ex. ECO-B-107) and Education Week (Ex. ECO-B-117). Shows the divergence of regimes across State lines that multistate employers managed in Q3 2021.

Retrieval note

Texas GA-38 and Florida EO 21-175 are primary exhibits ECO-B-040 and ECO-B-041.

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