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Executive Order D 2020 007

Ordering Suspension of Normal In-Person Instruction at All Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Schools in the State of Colorado Due to the Presence of COVID-19

Governor Jared Polis · Colorado (State)

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Jurisdiction
Colorado
Level
State
Authority
Colo. Const. art. IV, sec. 2; Colorado Disaster Emergency Act, C.R.S. 24-33.5-701 et seq.; C.R.S. 22-2-402(1) (suspended)
Issued
2020-03-18 Mar. 18, 2020
Effective
Normal in-person instruction suspended March 23 through April 17, 2020 (read as 2020-04-17)
End
Extended through April 30 (D 2020 021, Apr. 1, 2020) and for the remainder of the school year (D 2020 041, Apr. 22, 2020)
In force
Apr. 17, 2020 (no end date recorded; counted as in force for 120 days)
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Schools and child care
Addressees
  • all students and employees of P-12 public and private schools
  • Colorado Department of Education
  • local public health agencies and child care providers
Functions reached
  • IN
  • RL
  • FS
  • TR
  • AC
  • EC
  • WF
  • CB
Collection
Education and Child Care SEC-15

Operative words

I... hereby issue this Executive Order declaring [that all public and private elementary and secondary schools] shall suspend normal in-person instruction from March 23, 2020 to April 17, 2020... This Executive Order applies to all students and employees of P-12 [public and private schools]... D. I hereby direct local public health agencies to work with child care providers...

Enforcement

C.R.S. 24-33.5-704

Notes

The order's recital records the CDPHE mass-gathering public health order of March 19, 2020 and the Order's concern for child care providers serving CCCAP families.

Retrieval note

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