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Ex. SEC-15-028 Order Primary source read

Order of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Face Coverings in School Entities

Order Directing Face Coverings in School Entities (public and private K-12 schools, brick-and-mortar and cyber charter schools, early learning programs and child care)

Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam, Pennsylvania Department of Health · Pennsylvania (Sector regulator)

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Jurisdiction
Pennsylvania
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955, 35 P.S. 521.1 et seq.; Administrative Code section 2102(a), 71 P.S. 532(a)
Issued
2021-08-31 Aug. 31, 2021
Effective
2021-09-07
End
Held void by the Commonwealth Court Nov. 10, 2021 (Corman v. Beam), stayed Nov. 30, affirmed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Dec. 10, 2021 (read as 2021-11-10)
In force
Sept. 7, 2021 to Nov. 10, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementSchools and child care
Addressees
  • school entities (public and private K-12 schools), early learning programs and child care providers
Functions reached
  • IN
  • EC
  • TR
  • AC
  • WF
  • CB
Collection
Education and Child Care SEC-15

Enforcement

35 P.S. 521.20 (summary offense; fines)

Retrieval note

Text read ('on this day, August 31, 2021'; Section 6: effective 12:01 a.m. Sept. 7, 2021).

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