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- Jurisdiction
- Minnesota
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Minn. Stat. sec. 12.21, subd. 3(11); Executive Council approval Mar. 16, 2020
- Issued
- 2020-03-15 Mar. 15, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-18 (Closure Period Mar. 18-27, 2020) (read as 2020-03-18)
- End
- 2020-03-27 (followed by the Distance Learning Period of EO 20-19); order rescinded July 1, 2021 with the emergency (read as 2020-03-27)
- In force
- Mar. 18, 2020 to Mar. 27, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Schools and child care
- Addressees
- school districts and charter schools
- child care providers
- State agencies
- Functions reached
- WF workforce (children out of school from Mar. 18)
- IN in-person instruction
- EC emergency-only school-age care
- Collection
- Minnesota MN
Operative words
1. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 2019, section 12.21, subdivision 3(11), I authorize and direct the Commissioner of Education to close all schools to students, except as set forth below, beginning on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 through Friday, March 27, 2020 ('Closure Period').... 11.... During the Closure Period, and subject to paragraph 12, schools are directed to provide care to, at a minimum, district-enrolled students aged 12 and under who are children of emergency workers.
Enforcement
Directive to the Commissioner of Education and public schools under sec. 12.21, subd. 3(11); tribal and private schools 'encouraged' to comply
Notes
Wages paid after Mar. 12, 2020 fall in 2020 Q2; the closure began Mar. 18. Paragraphs 13-15 direct State support for child care providers to remain open.