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Executive Order 2020-40 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 38)

Schools: limited in-person educational purposes under IDPH Phase 3 guidance (ten or fewer per space; face coverings)

Governor JB Pritzker · Illinois (State)

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Jurisdiction
Illinois
Level
State
Authority
Illinois Constitution; 20 ILCS 3305/7(1), 7(2), 7(8), 7(12)
Issued
2020-06-04 June 4, 2020
Effective
2020-06-04
End
Amended July 24, 2020 by EO 2020-47 (Phase 4 school conditions); EO 2020-40 as amended re-issued monthly through Oct. 16, 2021 (EO 2021-23) (read as 2020-07-24)
In force
June 4, 2020 to July 24, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child care
Addressees
  • all public and nonpublic pre-K-12 schools
Functions reached
  • IN in-person instruction
  • WF workforce (children)
  • EC extended care
Collection
Illinois IL

Operative words

Section 1. All public and nonpublic schools in Illinois serving pre-kindergarten through 12th grade students may open for limited in-person educational purposes, such as summer school, following the completion of the regular 2019-2020 school term.... Schools must follow IDPH guidance during Phase 3 and take proactive measures to ensure the safety of students, staff, and visitors, including, but not limited to: Limiting the number of people in one space to ten or fewer, consistent with public health guidance. Ensuring compliance with social distancing requirements to the greatest extent possible.... Requiring the use of appropriate personal protective equipment, including face coverings.

Enforcement

20 ILCS 3305/7; ISBE and IDPH guidance made binding

Notes

The first Illinois order permitting any in-person schooling after March 17, 2020, and only at ten per room.