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Mask to be Safe at School Order No. 20210811-032

Mask to be Safe at School (face coverings required in public schools during Stages 3, 4 and 5)

Mayor Steve Adler · City of Austin, Texas (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Austin, Texas · Austin · Texas
Level
City
Authority
Tex. Gov't Code ch. 418; Declaration of Local Disaster ratified by City Council Resolution No. 20200312-074
Issued
2021-08-11 Aug. 11, 2021
Effective
2021-08-12 12:01 a.m. (read as 2021-08-12)
End
2021-08-13 9:00 a.m. (replaced by Order No. 20210813-034, Ex. MET-AUS-025) (read as 2021-08-13)
In force
Aug. 12, 2021 to Aug. 13, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementSchools and child care
Addressees
  • students, staff and visitors over the age of two
  • all public schools including public charter schools in the City of Austin
Functions reached
  • SCH in-person instruction under masking
  • WF parents' workforce availability tied to school operations
  • IN school operations (education industry)
Collection
Austin MET-AUS

Operative words

HEREBY ORDER, EFFECTIVE AS OF 12:01 A.M. ON AUGUST 12, 2021 THAT IN THE [CITY OF AUSTIN]: SECTION 1. Face Covering Required. Students, staff, and visitors over the age of two are REQUIRED to wear a face covering while on school property or school buses during Stages 3, 4, and 5 as set forth in Austin Public Health's Risk-Based Chart. In this section, school means all public schools, including public charter schools in the City of Austin.

Enforcement

No penalty clause located in the text read; the Health Authority Rules of August 11, 2021 (Ex. MET-AUS-030) and the Commissioners Court orders (Exs. -053, -054) supply the parallel mandates

Notes

Issued thirteen days after GA-38; recites the Delta variant, pediatric admissions and the Austin Public Health Risk-Based Chart (Stage 5 from August 5, 2021, attached). Companion: Travis County Judge Order 2021-08 (Ex. MET-AUS-050) and Austin ISD's requirement (Ex. MET-AUS-089).

Retrieval note

City Clerk stamp August 11, 2021, 5:32 p.m.