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Ex. KS-033 Order Primary source read

Executive Order 20-59

Requiring COVID-19 mitigation procedures in K-12 schools

Governor Laura Kelly · Kansas (State)

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Jurisdiction
Kansas
Level
State
Authority
K.S.A. 48-924, 48-925(b), (c)(1), (c)(11)
Issued
2020-07-20 July 20, 2020
Effective
2020-08-10
End
Extended by EOs 20-64 and 21-02; revoked Mar. 31, 2021 by SB 40 sec. 5(c) and not reissued (read as 2021-03-31)
In force
Aug. 10, 2020 to Mar. 31, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • public and private K-12 schools
  • students, faculty, staff, vendors and visitors
Functions reached
  • IN in-person instruction
  • WF workforce (school schedules)
  • AC athletics and activities
  • vendors entering schools
Collection
Kansas KS

Operative words

1. K-12 public and private schools shall require all students, faculty, staff, vendors and other visitors to public or private K-12 school attendance centers to cover their mouth and nose with a mask or other face covering at all times except as described below... 2. Throughout all public or private K-12 school buildings or facilities individuals shall maintain a 6-foot distance from other individuals with only infrequent or incidental moments of closer proximity.... 3. Hand sanitizer shall be made available in all public or private K-12 classrooms... Students and faculty shall sanitize their hands at regular intervals throughout the school day and no less than once every hour. 4. Individuals entering all public or private K-12 attendance centers shall have their temperatures checked before entering the building for the first time each day.... It shall become effective August 10, 2020, and remain in force until rescinded or until the statewide State of Disaster Emergency extended by House Bill 2016... expires, whichever is earlier.

Enforcement

Para. 7: Attorney General, county attorneys and district attorneys to use discretion; K.S.A. 48-939. EO 20-68 para. 11 confirmed EO 20-59 'continue[s] to control COVID-19 mitigation procedures, including the wearing of masks or other face coverings, in K-12 public and private school buildings.'

Notes

Education and child care; workforce.

Retrieval note

Scanned; read by rendering pages 2-4.