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Ex. GA-003 Order Primary source read

Executive Order 03.16.20.01

Closing public elementary, secondary, and post-secondary schools from March 18, 2020 to March 31, 2020 to stop the spread of COVID-19

Governor Brian P. Kemp · Georgia (State)

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Jurisdiction
Georgia
Level
State
Authority
O.C.G.A. 38-3-51
Issued
2020-03-16 Mar. 16, 2020
Effective
2020-03-18
End
2020-03-31 (extended by EO 03.26.20.02 and 04.01.20.01) (read as 2020-06-30)
In force
Mar. 18, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Gathering capSchools and child care
Addressees
  • public schools
  • public colleges and universities
Functions reached
  • WF workforce (children home)
  • IN in-person instruction
  • CB campus vendors and contractors
Collection
Georgia GA

Operative words

[all public elementary, secondary, and post-secondary schools in] Georgia close beginning Wednesday, March 18, 2020, and shall remain closed through Tuesday, March 31, 2020, unless extended

Enforcement

Directive to public school systems and the University System

Notes

First statewide closure order; reached every employer whose workers had school-age children and every vendor to schools and campuses.