The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Kansas
- Level
- State
- Authority
- K.S.A. 48-924, 48-925
- Issued
- 2020-04-30 Apr. 30, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-05-04 12:00 a.m. (read as 2020-05-04)
- End
- Rescinded and replaced by EO 20-31 effective May 18, 2020 (read as 2020-05-18)
- In force
- May 4, 2020 to May 18, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careEvents and venues
- Addressees
- all businesses
- the public
- bars and night clubs
- casinos
- theaters and indoor leisure
- fitness centers
- personal-service businesses
- venues
- schools
- Functions reached
- BA bars closed
- AM casinos, arcades closed
- PE theaters closed
- FC gyms closed
- SL salons closed
- GATH 10-person cap
- DR dining with separation
- MK events, fairs, graduations closed
- SP sports facilities closed
- IN K-12 fewer than 10 present
- CP higher education closed to groups over 10
- Collection
- Kansas KS
Operative words
1. Executive Orders 20-16 (statewide stay-home order), 20-24 (extending statewide stay-home order), and 20-25 (mass gatherings) are no longer in effect. 2. Mass Gatherings: a. Mass gatherings of more than 10 individuals are prohibited.... 5. Business Restrictions: a. All businesses not prohibited below can open if they comply with the following: i. Maintain at least 6 feet of distance between customers or groups of customers;... iii. Avoid any instances in which groups of more than 10 individuals are in one location and unable to maintain a 6-foot distance... c. The following, unless they are repurposed for use in an essential function under the KEFF..., shall be closed to the public: i. Bars and night clubs, excluding already operating curbside and carryout services; ii. Casinos (non-tribal); iii. Theaters, museums, and other indoor leisure spaces (trampoline parks, arcades, etc.); iv. Fitness centers and gyms; v. Nail salons, barber shops, hair salons, tanning salons, tattoo parlors and other personal service businesses where close contact cannot be avoided; 6.c.... shall remain closed to the public: i. Community centers; ii. Outdoor and indoor large entertainment venues with capacity of 2,000 or more; iii. Fairs, festivals, carnivals, parades, commencements, and graduations; iv. Swimming pools (other than backyard pools); v. Organized sports facilities and tournaments; and vi. Summer camps.
Enforcement
K.S.A. 48-939; para. 10 law enforcement discretion; para. 7 local governments may be more restrictive but must allow KEFF functions.
Notes
Attached guidance strongly encouraged masks and telework. Individuals over 65 or with conditions encouraged to stay home.
Retrieval noteQuotations from 39 Kan. Reg. 18A (May 1, 2020), pp. 588-590.