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Ex. MET-AUS-054 Order Primary source read

Resolution and Order of the Travis County Commissioners Court Mandating Continued Compliance with Local Health Authority Orders and Adopting Criteria for Declaring a Public Health Nuisance (August 24, 2021)

Commissioners Court order adopting the Health Authority's Emergency Rules and Orders for schools and colleges issued August 23, 2021 (effective through December 10, 2021) as Minimum Standards; non-complying schools declared public health nuisances

Travis County Commissioners Court · Travis County, Texas (public schools, public charter schools and public colleges) (County)

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Jurisdiction
Travis County, Texas (public schools, public charter schools and public colleges) · Austin · Texas
Level
County
Authority
Tex. Health & Safety Code §§ 121.003, 81.082, 81.084, 81.086, 121.024 and 341.011; Tex. Local Gov't Code § 81.027; Tex. Gov't Code § 418.054 and chs. 418 and 791
Issued
2021-08-24 Aug. 24, 2021
Effective
2021-08-24 (immediately upon approval) (read as 2021-08-24)
End
2021-12-10 by the term of the adopted rules (post-period; later renewals not researched) (read as 2021-12-10)
In force
Aug. 24, 2021 to Dec. 10, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementSchools and child care
Addressees
  • all public schools, public charter schools and public colleges in Travis County
  • students, staff and visitors over the age of two
Functions reached
  • SCH every public school and college campus in Travis County under masking through September 30, 2021 and to December 10, 2021
  • WF parents
  • IN/CP
Collection
Austin MET-AUS

Operative words

[Recital 9:]... issued notices adopting emergency rules for the City of Austin on August 11, 16 and 20, 2021 as well as emergency rules for Travis County on August 16 and August 23, 2021 and continuing through December 10, 2021, to require individuals over the age of two 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]... SECTION 3. C. The Local Health Authority for Travis County issued Emergency Rules and Orders for public schools, including public charter schools and public colleges, in Travis County on August 23, 2021, and effective through December 10, 2021.... SECTION 4.... the Commissioners Court declares a School that does not follow the Minimum Standards established in this Order as a public health nuisance... SECTION 5. PUBLIC HEALTH NUISANCE. A School that does not comply with Minimum Health Standards described in this Order maintains a public health nuisance that is subject to abatement.

Enforcement

Civil suit in district court for injunctive relief to abate the nuisance; County Attorney authorized

Notes

The Commissioners Court school-mask order in force on the last day of 2021 Q3; its recital fixes the full sequence of Health Authority school rules (City: August 11, 16 and 20; County: August 16 and 23, 2021).

Retrieval note

Recording no. 2021189328, August 24, 2021, 5:31 p.m.).

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