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State Public Health Officer Order of August 11, 2021 (Vaccine Verification for Workers in Schools)

Vaccine Verification for Workers in Schools

State Public Health Officer (Tomas J. Aragon, M.D.), California Department of Public Health · California (Sector regulator)

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Jurisdiction
California
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
Cal. Health & Safety Code sections 120125, 120140, 120175, 120195 and 131080
Issued
2021-08-11 Aug. 11, 2021
Effective
12:01 a.m. August 12, 2021; full compliance by October 15, 2021 (read as 2021-08-12)
End
Superseded by the State Public Health Officer Order of September 13, 2022 (effective Sept. 17, 2022) (read as 2022-09-13)
In force
Aug. 12, 2021 to Sept. 13, 2022
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Workplace rulesVaccination or testing
Addressees
  • public and private schools serving students in transitional kindergarten through grade 12
Functions reached
  • HR
  • WF
  • OP
  • IN
Collection
Education and Child Care SEC-15

Operative words

I. This Order applies to the following facilities: public and private schools serving students in transitional kindergarten through grade 12... II. All schools identified in this Order must verify vaccine status of all workers.... VII. This Order shall take effect on August 12, 2021, at 12:01 am. Facilities must be in full compliance with the Order by October 15, 2021. VIII. This Order is issued pursuant to Health and Safety Code sections 120125, 120140, 120175, 120195 and 131080...

Enforcement

Cal. Health & Safety Code 120275 et seq. (violation of a health officer order a misdemeanor); 131080

Notes

The Order's recitals confirm the masking regime: 'California has implemented a universal masking requirement in all K-12 schools' (recital); unvaccinated workers to be tested at least once weekly.

Retrieval note

CDPH's page carries the Aug. 11, 2021 order text beneath the Sept. 13, 2022 superseding order.