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Ex. SEC-27-007 Order Primary source read

USG Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates: 'USG Suspends Instruction to Assess Continuity Plans, Online Instruction' (Mar. 12, 2020), 'USG Moves to Online Instruction for Remainder of Semester' (Mar. 16, 2020, 4:47 p.m.), 'USG Institutions to Develop Creative Alternatives to Commencement Ceremony' (Mar. 18, 2020), refunds update (Mar. 19, 2020)

Systemwide suspension of instruction, move to online instruction for the remainder of spring 2020, closure of residence halls, cancellation of commencement ceremonies and partial refunds of housing and dining

University System of Georgia (Chancellor Steve Wrigley; Board of Regents) · Georgia (University System of Georgia, Board of Regents; 26 institutions) (State)

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Jurisdiction
Georgia (University System of Georgia, Board of Regents; 26 institutions) · Georgia
Level
State
Authority
Ga. Const. art. VIII, sec. IV, para. I; O.C.G.A. sec. 20-3-31; Executive Orders 03.14.20.01 and 03.16.20.01
Issued
2020-03-16 Mar. 16, 2020
Effective
2020-03-16 (online instruction; residence halls closed); 2020-03-12 (instruction suspended two weeks) (read as 2020-03-16)
End
End of the spring 2020 semester; fall 2020 reopened under USG requirements (read as 2020-06-30)
In force
Mar. 16, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureGathering capSchools and child careOther
Addressees
  • all 26 University System of Georgia institutions
  • students, faculty and staff
Functions reached
  • IN
  • HS housing closed; dining ended
  • AD commencement cancelled
  • AT
  • OP minimal staff on site
  • CB refunds
Collection
Colleges, Universities and Community Colleges SEC-27

Operative words

USG Moves to Online Instruction for Remainder of Semester... This action comes following last week's decision to suspend instruction for two weeks to ensure business and instructional continuity, and to allow further state assessment of COVID-19. Students are not allowed to return to campus until they receive permission from their institution, which will be forthcoming soon. Additionally, residence halls will be closed, with minimal exceptions for students unable to return home, or who cannot find housing elsewhere.... Institutions will remain open, with minimal staff physically on-site, to ensure continuity of certain services.... [Mar. 18] Students will still graduate consistent with academic standards, but the actual ceremonies will not be held as originally scheduled.... [Mar. 19] All 26 University System of Georgia institutions are working as quickly as possible to issue partial refunds to students, especially those required to move out of on-campus housing and those who no longer have access to dining services.

Enforcement

Board of Regents' governance of the System's institutions; the closures also fell under EO 03.16.20.01 and 04.01.20.01 (Exs. GA-003, GA-009)

Notes

The System's own contemporaneous publication, captured Mar. 20, 2020; corroborates Ex. GA-009 (post-secondary public schools closed for instruction through the end of the semester) and records the auxiliary-revenue consequence (housing and dining refunds).

Retrieval note

Render of the archived page of Mar. 20, 2020; text read.

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