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Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to Require COVID-19 Vaccination for Department of Education Employees, Contractors, and Others

Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to Require COVID-19 Vaccination for Department of Education Employees, Contractors, and Others

Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene (Dave A. Chokshi, M.D.) · New York City (City)

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Jurisdiction
New York City · New York
Level
City
Authority
N.Y.C. Charter sections 556 and 558; N.Y.C. Health Code section 3.01(c); Emergency Executive Order of Mar. 12, 2020 and successors
Issued
2021-08-24 Aug. 24, 2021
Effective
Proof of at least one dose by September 27, 2021 (enforcement began Oct. 4, 2021 after a brief appellate stay) (read as 2021-09-27)
End
Extended to charter, private and religious school staff and child care programs by orders of Sept. 2021 and Dec. 2021; rescinded 2023 (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Sept. 27, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Workplace rulesVaccination or testing
Addressees
  • DOE employees, contractors, visitors and others working in DOE buildings, including staff of programs co-located in DOE buildings
Functions reached
  • HR
  • WF
  • OP
  • IN
  • EC
Collection
Education and Child Care SEC-15

Operative words

ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER... TO REQUIRE COVID-19 VACCINATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AND OTHERS... WHEREAS New York State has announced that, as of September 27, 2021 all healthcare [workers must be vaccinated]...

Enforcement

N.Y.C. Health Code 3.11; N.Y.C. Admin. Code 17-104

Notes

The largest school-staff vaccination order in the country (about 148,000 employees) issued in Q3 2021; its Sept. 15, 2021 companion order reached child care and early intervention staff, and its Dec. 2, 2021 successor reached private and religious schools (post-period).