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Ex. MET-SAC-023 Order Primary source read

Ordered Closure of Schools in Sacramento County, Aug. 28, 2020 (superseding the Aug. 20, 2020 school closure order)

Order of the Health Officer of the County of Sacramento to Close All Schools, Public and Private in Sacramento County for In-Person Instruction and to Allow for the Provision of Targeted, Specialized Support Services in Small, Stable Cohorts

Sacramento County Public Health Officer (Olivia Kasirye, MD, MS) · Sacramento County, California (County)

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Jurisdiction
Sacramento County, California · Sacramento · California
Level
County
Authority
Cal. Health & Safety Code §§ 101040, 101085, 120175, 120275; 17 C.C.R. § 2501; Gov. Code §§ 8610, 8630, 8634, 8665; Sacramento County Code § 2.15.100
Issued
2020-08-28 Aug. 28, 2020
Effective
2020-08-28 (immediately) (read as 2020-08-28)
End
2020-10-13 (superseded by the Oct. 13, 2020 order, Ex. 009, which permitted in-person instruction) (read as 2020-10-13)
In force
Aug. 28, 2020 to Oct. 13, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q4
Limitation types
Business closureGathering capSchools and child care
Addressees
  • all public and private schools, transitional kindergarten through grade 12
Functions reached
  • IN in-person instruction closed
  • WF workforce (parents of school-age children)
  • EC child care demand
  • CB families
Collection
Sacramento MET-SAC

Operative words

All schools in Sacramento County (transitional kindergarten through grade 12), regardless of grade level taught or building location, shall immediately close for in-person instruction and remain closed until such time that the Health Officer declares that schools in Sacramento County may re-open for in-person instruction.

Enforcement

'Violations of or failure to comply with this Order is a crime punishable by fine, imprisonment, or both. Violators are also subject to civil enforcements actions including civil penalties. (Health and Safety Code Section 120275; Penal Code Section 19; Government Code Sections 25132 and 8665)'

Notes

Elementary waivers only at the Health Officer's discretion; small stable cohorts for targeted support permitted under CDPH cohort guidance. Referenced in Ex. 008 ¶ 7 and superseded in Ex. 009 ¶ 1.

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