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Executive Order 2021-14

State employees may decline COVID-19 vaccination on medical or religious statement (post-period)

Governor Kristi Noem · South Dakota (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
South Dakota
Level
State
Authority
S.D. Const. and laws
Issued
2021-10-27 Oct. 27, 2021
Effective
2021-10-27
End
Not stated
In force
Oct. 27, 2021 (no end date recorded; counted as in force for 120 days)
Limitation types
Vaccination or testing
Addressees
  • State executive-branch employees
  • Board of Regents and Technical Education employees
Functions reached
  • WF (post-period context)
Collection
South Dakota SD

Operative words

No person to whom this Executive Order applies may be required to receive a COVID-19 vaccination if the person submits an accommodation notification... Nothing in this Executive Order should be construed or interpreted to infringe upon or otherwise usurp the ability of private businesses in South Dakota to make decisions regarding their own employees

Enforcement

Employment directive

Notes

Post-period; recorded to fix that no State vaccination mandate existed and that the State's only Q4 2021 instrument was an exemption