Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to Require COVID-19 Vaccination for Department of Education Employees, Contractors, and Others

The record

Jurisdiction

New York City · New York

Level

City

Authority

N.Y.C. Health Code s. 3.01(d); N.Y.C. Charter ss. 556, 558; Administrative Code ss. 17-104, 17-109(b)

Issued

2021-08-24 Aug. 24, 2021

Effective

Immediately; proof required no later than September 27, 2021 or before beginning employment (read as 2021-09-27)

End

Amended Sept. 12, 2021; rescinded and restated Sept. 15, 2021 (Ex. MET-NYC-041); deadline moved to Oct. 1, 2021 by the Sept. 28, 2021 order (Ex. MET-NYC-042)

In force

Sept. 27, 2021 (no end date recorded; counted as in force for 120 days)

Quarters

2021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Schools and child careWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing

Addressees

• all DOE staff
• City employees working in DOE school settings or buildings
• staff of contractors of DOE and the City working in DOE settings
• employees and contractors of any school serving students to grade 12 and any UPK-3 or UPK-4 program located in a DOE building

Functions reached

• HR hiring and credentialing of every DOE vendor's staff (food service, custodial, security, bus, after-school, special-education and related-service contractors)
• WF workforce
• PL placements at client (DOE) sites
• IN in-person instruction (charter and UPK programs in DOE buildings)

Collection

New York City MET-NYC

Operative words

1. No later than September 27, 2021 or prior to beginning employment, all DOE staff must [provide proof of vaccination]... 4. All employees of any school serving students up to grade 12 and any UPK-3 or UPK-4 program that is located in a DOE building who work in-person, and all contractors hired by such schools or programs to work in-person in a DOE building, must provide proof to their employer, or if self-employed to the contracting school or program, no later than September 27, 2021 or prior to beginning such work that: a. they have been fully vaccinated; or b. they have received a single dose vaccine...; or c. they have received the first dose of a two-dose vaccine, and they must additionally provide proof that they have received the second dose of that vaccine within 45 days after receipt of the first dose.

Enforcement

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