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Ex. WV-044 Order Primary source read

Executive Order 56-20

Schools: in-person pre-K-12 instruction no sooner than September 8, 2020; colleges may resume; live music limited to solo outdoor and drive-in performances

Governor Jim Justice · West Virginia (State)

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Jurisdiction
West Virginia
Level
State
Authority
W. Va. Code 15-5-6 and 15-5-1
Issued
2020-07-24 July 24, 2020
Effective
As written, 12:01 a.m. on 'the Twenty-fifth day of June' (a drafting error for July 25, 2020); signed July 24, 2020 (read as 2020-07-25)
End
School provision superseded by EO 68-20 (Sept. 4); live-music provision amended by EO 74-20 (Oct. 6); framework terminated Apr. 20, 2021 (read as 2021-04-20)
In force
July 25, 2020 to Apr. 20, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q4
Limitation types
Gathering capSchools and child careEvents and venues
Addressees
  • public and private pre-K-12 schools
  • colleges and universities
  • venues and performers
Functions reached
  • IN in-person instruction barred until Sept. 8
  • WF workforce (parents)
  • PE live performances
  • CP campus operations
Collection
West Virginia WV

Operative words

'o. Educational institutions. i. Public and private pre-K-12 schools may operate for purposes of facilitating or conducting distance learning, holding or participating in graduation ceremonies or other extracurricular activities, and/or performing other essential functions, provided that such educational institutions may also resume in-person instruction and other operations no sooner than September 8, 2020, provided that social distancing and other safety practices are maintained... ii. Colleges and universities throughout the state may resume in-person instruction and other operations in accordance with any guidelines and/or regulations promulgated by any applicable governing body...' '4. Prohibited activities. Carnivals, fairs, concert and music halls, adult entertainment venues, and other similar businesses shall be closed, and live music performances shall be prohibited, except, however, that (i) one-person live music performances... may be allowed in outdoor or open-air settings so long as a physical barrier separates the performer from any patron-viewer... and (ii) live music performances held as drive-in events may be allowed...'

Enforcement

EO 9-20 paragraph 7

Notes

The State's own K-12 schools had been closed to in-person instruction since March 16, 2020; this order fixed the earliest reopening date.

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