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Ex. SEC-27-002 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

Interim Guidance for Higher Education During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Mandatory reopening plan and operating requirements for every higher education institution in a Phase Four region (capacity, testing, quarantine and isolation capacity, residential living, dining)

New York State Department of Health (New York Forward) · New York (State)

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Jurisdiction
New York
Level
State
Authority
Executive Order 202.45 (Phase Four industries 'must be operated in compliance with the guidance promulgated by the Department of Health')
Issued
2020-06-26 June 26, 2020
Effective
2020-06-26 (Phase Four regions) (read as 2020-06-26)
End
2021-06-25 (EO 210) (read as 2021-06-25)
In force
June 26, 2020 to June 25, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation
Addressees
  • all higher education institutions in New York
Functions reached
  • IN
  • HS
  • AT
  • RS
  • AD
  • ST
  • WF
  • CB
Collection
Colleges, Universities and Community Colleges SEC-27

Operative words

(text held at Ex. NY-112: 'higher education institutions must develop a plan for reopening and operating... Capacity: Phasing and quantity of students, faculty and staff to return to campus... quarantine and isolation capacity... Residential living plans should include protocols for capacity limits... operations of dining halls')

Enforcement

EO 202.45; N.Y. Exec. Law sec. 29-a; Public Health Law sec. 12

Notes

The Aug. 27, 2020 supplement (100 cases or 5 percent of the on-campus population in a fourteen-day period requires a two-week move to remote instruction) is not verified as to instrument number; EO 202.60 (Sept. 4, 2020) is Ex. NY-035 and EO 202.61 (Sept. 9, 2020; daily reporting by every higher education institution) is Ex. NY-050.

Retrieval note

The Wayback render saved under this ID on Sept. 28, 2026 contained only the archive wrapper line and was deleted; the instrument is in the Library as Ex. NY-112, which drafters cite.