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Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-029State Health Commissioner Order of Public Health Emergency, Statewide Requirement To Wear Masks In K-12 Schools (Order of Public Health Emergency Ten)Statewide requirement that all individuals aged two and older wear masks when indoors at public and private K-12 schoolsM. Norman Oliver, M.D., M.A., State Health CommissionerVirginia State Health Commissioner (acting for the State Board of Health); State level; addressed to all public and private K-12 schoolsStateAug. 12, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-046USHE release, 'Gov. Gary R. Herbert and Utah Department of Health issue weekly COVID-19 testing requirement for USHE students' (November 9, 2020), quoting the State Public Health Order's 'Restrictions on institutions of higher education'State public health order requiring every public institution of higher education to test each student age 18 or older who lives on campus or…Utah Department of Health (State Public Health Order of Nov. 8, 2020, as updated Nov. 23, 2020); recited by the Utah System of Higher EducationUtah Department of Health (State Public Health Order of November 8, 2020) as applied to the Utah System of Higher Education's eight public institutions; State levelStateNov. 9, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-070Preliminary Guidance for Phased Reopening of Pre-K to 12 Schools (June 3, 2020) requiring a board-approved Health and Safety Plan before any school entity reopensRequirement that every school entity adopt and post a Health and Safety Plan approved by its governing body, consistent with the Secretary…Pennsylvania Department of Education (Secretary Pedro A. Rivera; Acting Secretary Noe Ortega)Pennsylvania Department of Education (Secretary of Education); State levelStateJune 3, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child careWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-007603 CMR 27.00, Student Learning Time, including 27.08 (Health and Safety Standards during a State of Emergency or Other Exigent Circumstances), as amended through February 23, 2021 (Wayback capture of February 26, 2021)603 CMR 27.08: Commissioner to issue health and safety requirements; every district to submit a plan prioritizing in-person instruction with…Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (regulation); Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley (requirements issued under 27.08)Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education; State levelStateFeb. 23, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-010SY 20-21 Public Health Planning Guidance (version of July 28, 2020; first issued July 7, 2020)Public health planning requirements for the 2020-21 school year: posted mitigation plans, staff self-screening, exclusion of symptomatic and…Texas Education Agency, Commissioner Mike MorathTexas Education Agency (Commissioner of Education); State levelStateJuly 28, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-015Outdoor and Indoor Youth and Recreational Adult Sports (guidance of December 14, 2020, updated January 25, 2021; further updated February 19, 2021)Youth and adult recreational sports permitted by county tier; inter-team competition resumed January 25, 2021 only within the tier table; no…California Department of Public Health (Sandra Shewry, Acting Director; Erica S. Pan, M.D., Acting State Health Officer)California Department of Public Health (Acting State Public Health Officer Erica S. Pan, M.D.); State levelStateDec. 14, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-040NMAA release, 'NMAA Forced to Postpone Fall Sports Due to Governor's Orders' (October 12, 2020)Postponement of the volleyball, cross country and fall golf seasons because the Governor's public health order barred interscholastic…New Mexico Activities Association (Executive Director Sally Marquez)New Mexico Activities Association, acting under the Governor's public health orders; State levelStateOct. 12, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capSchools and child careEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-009COVID-19 Industry Guidance: Institutions of Higher Education (August 7, 2020)Industry guidance for institutions of higher education: required face coverings, distancing, prohibition of indoor lectures in counties on…California Department of Public Health with Cal/OSHA (covid19.ca.gov)California Department of Public Health (State Public Health Officer) and Cal/OSHA, industry guidance for institutions of higher education under the Governor's orders; State levelStateAug. 7, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-011Starting the 2020-21 School Year, Part 3 - Transition Joint Guidance (June 23, 2020)Phase 4 requirements for in-person instruction: face coverings, no more than fifty individuals in one space, symptom screening, distancing…Illinois State Board of Education (State Superintendent Carmen I. Ayala) and Illinois Department of Public Health, with the Transition Advisory WorkgroupIllinois State Board of Education and Illinois Department of Public Health; State levelStateJune 23, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-016Recovering, Rebuilding, and Renewing: The Spirit of New York's Schools - Reopening Guidance (July 16, 2020)Reopening guidance for the 2020-21 school year: mandatory plan elements (health checks, distancing, face coverings, cleaning…New York State Education Department (Interim Commissioner Shannon Tahoe) and the Board of Regents (Chancellor Betty A. Rosa)New York State Education Department and Board of Regents; State levelStateJuly 16, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-066Memorandum on the adoption of 603 CMR 27.08 (Board meeting of September 29, 2020, item 4, with tracked text and public comment)Permanent adoption of 603 CMR 27.08 (Health and Safety Standards during a State of Emergency) after its emergency adoption for the 2020-21…Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley (memorandum to the Board); Board vote of September 29, 2020Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; State levelStateSept. 29, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Schools and child careWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-0496.12.15 NMAC, COVID-19 School Requirements (emergency rule filed August 12, 2021)Emergency rule imposing the 2021-22 COVID-19 requirements on public schools: masking, reporting, testing, isolation and quarantine…Secretary of Public Education Ryan StewartNew Mexico Public Education Department; State levelStateAug. 12, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-004School District and Charter School Re-entry Criteria (Return from Soft-Closure), as amended May 4, 2020Minimum re-entry criteria for a return from soft closure to in-person instructionIdaho State Board of EducationIdaho State Board of Education; State levelStateMay 4, 20202020 Q2Business closureSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-006Board action of July 9, 2020 approving the Idaho Back to School Framework (press release, 'Board Approves School Reopening Framework')Board Approves School Reopening Framework (Idaho Back to School Framework 2020)Idaho State Board of Education (President Debbie Critchfield)Idaho State Board of Education; State levelStateJuly 9, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-050COVID-19 Response Toolkit for New Mexico's Public Schools (public version updated July 26, 2021)Requirements for the 2021-22 school year: face masks, COVID-19 point person, reporting of positive cases to PED by the next business day…New Mexico Public Education Department (Secretary Ryan Stewart)New Mexico Public Education Department (Secretary of Public Education); State levelStateJuly 26, 20212021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-068603 CMR 27.00, Student Learning Time, as most recently amended May 25, 2021 (current official text, including 27.08 as amended March 5 and May 25, 2021)603 CMR 27.08 as amended: Commissioner's authority to require in-person instruction and to determine that hybrid and remote models no longer…Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary EducationMassachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and Commissioner; State levelStateMay 25, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-005Idaho Back to School Framework 2020 (as amended October 21, 2020)Idaho Back to School Framework 2020: expectations, guidelines and best practices for the 2020-21 school year by community transmission…Idaho State Board of Education (approved July 9, 2020; amended October 21, 2020), with Governor Brad Little's letterIdaho State Board of Education, with the Office of the Governor and the State Department of Education; State levelStateJuly 9, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Schools and child careWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-027State University System Extends Remote Learning (directive of March 17, 2020)Directive to all twelve State universities: remote instruction through the end of the spring 2020 semester; students who can return home to…Board of Governors, State University System of Florida (Chancellor Marshall Criser III)State University System of Florida, Board of Governors (twelve public universities); State levelStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-067Reentry Guide, Version 3 (January 2021)Requirements for the phased reentry of New Mexico public schools in 2020-21 (remote, hybrid and full reentry by county gating criteria…New Mexico Public Education DepartmentNew Mexico Public Education Department; State levelStateJan. 29, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source

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