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Amended Order of the Health Officer of the County of Riverside Closing All Schools, Community Colleges, Colleges, and Universities from March 16, 2020 through June 19, 2020

Amended Order... Closing All Schools, Community Colleges, Colleges, and Universities from March 16, 2020 through June 19, 2020

Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser · Riverside County, California (County)

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Jurisdiction
Riverside County, California · Riverside-San Bernardino · California
Level
County
Authority
Cal. Health & Safety Code 101040, 101085, 120175; 17 C.C.R. 2501; Riverside County Code 533.6
Issued
2020-04-01 Apr. 1, 2020
Effective
2020-03-16 (closure) through 2020-06-19 (read as 2020-03-16)
End
2020-06-19; superseded as to K-12 by the May 9, 2020 order (Ex. 010), which released higher education (read as 2020-06-19)
In force
Mar. 16, 2020 to June 19, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Gathering capSchools and child care
Addressees
  • all preschools, K-12 public, private and charter schools, community colleges, colleges and universities
  • daycare and childcare facilities
  • parents
Functions reached
  • WF workforce (schools closed; child care limited to stable groups of 12)
  • IN in-person instruction
  • EC extended care and child care
  • AC athletics and events
  • CP campus dining
Collection
Riverside-San Bernardino MET-RIV

Operative words

All schools within the jurisdiction of the Public Health Officer of the County of Riverside including, but not limited to, all preschools, K-12 public, private and charter schools, community colleges, public, private, nonprofit, and for-profit colleges and universities are closed beginning March 16, 2020 and shall remain closed through June 19, 2020 inclusive, pending further order of the Public Health Officer. This order supersedes the prior order of March 17, 2020.... Daycare and childcare facilities shall operate under the following mandatory conditions: A. Childcare must be carried out in stable groups of 12 or fewer...

Enforcement

Violation is a crime punishable by fine, imprisonment, or both (Health & Safety Code 120295; County Ordinances 533 and 556); Sheriff and police chiefs requested to enforce (Gov. Code 26602, 41601; H&S 101029)

Notes

Recites the March 12 (250+) and March 13 (10+) gathering orders, the March 16 order and the March 8/10 emergency instruments; does not apply to food, daycare and childcare services except the stable-group conditions.

Retrieval note

Signed by Dr. Kaiser April 1, 2020.

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