The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Washington
- Level
- State
- Authority
- RCW 43.06.220(1)(h) and (3); chapters 38.08, 38.52, 43.06 RCW
- Issued
- 2020-12-16 Dec. 16, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-12-16
- End
- Amended by 20-09.4 (July 30, 2021); series terminated Oct. 31, 2022 (20-09.5) (read as 2021-07-30)
- In force
- Dec. 16, 2020 to July 30, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- all public school districts, charter schools and private schools
- Functions reached
- IN in-person instruction
- RL remote learning
- WF (working parents)
- HR
- Collection
- Washington WA
Operative words
Proclamations 20-08, and 20-09, et seq., are amended to extend all of the prohibitions and each expiration date therein until the state of emergency... is rescinded, except as further amended pursuant to RCW 43.06.220(3) to exempt from the prohibitions and allow re-opening as provided in this order and subject to the requirements in the K-12 Schools Guidance document found here, and the School Employer Health and Safety Requirements found here. ADDITIONALLY, all school districts are prohibited from conducting in-person instruction unless they ensure that each of the following standards is met:... each school district develops and implements an Accident Prevention Program... including a COVID-19 prevention plan... employee mask requirements and respiratory protection programs specific to the school
Enforcement
RCW 43.06.220(5); L&I (DOSH) enforcement
Notes
The winter 2020-21 school regime: in-person instruction only under State health and safety conditions; recommends DOH's 'Tools to Prepare for Provision of In Person Learning' county-metric framework.