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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-009	TDLR COVID-19 page, 'TDLR Takes Action in Response to COVID-19 Threat' (TDLR Updates Mar. 13-Oct. 13, 2020, with the Governor's executive orders and waivers), as archived Oct. 16, 2020TDLR COVID-19 Information Page (updates through Oct. 13, 2020)	Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation	Texas; Texas Department of Licensing and RegulationSector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-024	Temporary Waiver of Regulations that Prohibit or Limit Online, Electronic, or Distance Theoretical Instruction (effective Mar. 13, 2020; amended May 27, 2020)Temporary Waiver of Regulations that Prohibit or Limit Online, Electronic, or Distance Theoretical Instruction	DPOR Director Mary Broz-Vaughan	Virginia; DPOR (all regulatory boards, including the Board for Barbers and Cosmetology)Sector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Schools and child careOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-053	Press release: IDFPR Announces Measures to Assist Licensees and Education Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic (five variances: renewals due Mar. 1-July 31, 2020 extended to Sept. 30, 2020; CE deadlines extended; live-attendance requirement waived; massage-school online instruction; cosmetology-school online theory above the 10 percent limit)Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Announces Measures to Assist Licensees and Education Providers During the…	Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Secretary Deborah Hagan	Illinois; Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (Division of Professional Regulation and Division of Real Estate)Sector regulator	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Schools and child careOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-054	Division of Professional Regulation Variances (Mar. 20, 2020; 13 pages): renewal extension, CE extension, live-attendance waiver, massage-school and cosmetology-school online instructionDPR Variances (Mar. 20, 2020)	IDFPR Division of Professional Regulation	Illinois; IDFPR Division of Professional RegulationSector regulator	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Schools and child careOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-022	Temporary Waiver of Regulations to Extend Validity of Expired Licenses, Certifications, Registrations and Other Authorizations (effective Mar. 18, 2020; amended Mar. 24, 2021)Temporary Waiver of Regulations to Extend Validity of Expired Licenses, Certifications, Registrations and Other Authorizations	DPOR Director Mary Broz-Vaughan	Virginia; DPOR (all regulatory boards under the Department)Sector regulator	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-001	DBPR 'Emergency' page: COVID-19 status of offices, Department emergency orders, guidance on State directives, licensing exam and testing center updatesEmergency (DBPR COVID-19 page), as archived Sept. 26, 2020	Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Secretary Halsey Beshears	Florida; Department of Business and Professional Regulation (State licensing department)Sector regulator	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-023	Temporary Waiver of Regulations to Extend Examination Eligibility Deadlines (effective Mar. 19, 2020; amended May 27, 2020)Temporary Waiver of Regulations to Extend Examination Eligibility Deadlines	DPOR Director Mary Broz-Vaughan	Virginia; DPOR (all regulatory boards)Sector regulator	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-047	DCA Waiver DCA-20-25, Order Extending Time To Satisfy Examination Requirements (applications deemed abandoned Mar. 31-July 1, 2020 for failure to take or pass licensing examinations)Order Extending Time To Satisfy Examination Requirements	California DCA, Director Kimberly Kirchmeyer	California; Department of Consumer Affairs (Division 2 health boards: dental, dental hygiene and others)Sector regulator	Mar. 31, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-038	Order (filed Apr. 10, 2020): the Court will not administer the July 2020 Bar ExamOrder of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals (Apr. 10, 2020) cancelling the July 2020 bar examination	District of Columbia Court of Appeals, by order of the Chief Judge	District of Columbia; District of Columbia Court of Appeals (Committee on Admissions)Court	Apr. 10, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-019	Order for Temporary Amendments to Bar Admission Procedures During COVID-19 Outbreak (emergency diploma privilege with 360 hours of supervised practice)In re: Matter of Emergency Modifications to Utah Supreme Court Rules of Professional Practice, Rules Governing Admission to the Utah State…	Utah Supreme Court	Utah; Supreme Court of Utah (bar admission)Court	Apr. 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-074	Order (filed May 4, 2020): Uniform Bar Examination rescheduled to Sept. 9-10, 2020 'pandemic-related conditions and restrictions permitting'; social distancing to limit seating; masks required; temperature and screening; priority registration for 2019-2020 graduatesOrder of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals (May 4, 2020) regarding rescheduling the bar exam	District of Columbia Court of Appeals	District of Columbia; District of Columbia Court of AppealsCourt	May 4, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-002	Information for Barbershops, Cosmetology Salons, and Cosmetology Specialty Salons pursuant to Executive Order 20-120Information for Barbershops, Cosmetology Salons, and Cosmetology Specialty Salons pursuant to Executive Order 20-120 of Governor Ron…	Florida DBPR, Secretary Halsey Beshears	Florida; Department of Business and Professional RegulationSector regulator	May 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-040	Misc. Docket No. 20-9069, Final Approval of the Rules Governing the Supervised Practice of Law by Qualified Law Students and Qualified Unlicensed Law School Graduates in Texas (preliminarily adopted Apr. 29, 2020 in Misc. Docket No. 20-9060 with the bar-exam postponement)Final Approval of the Rules Governing the Supervised Practice of Law by Qualified Law Students and Qualified Unlicensed Law School Graduates…	Supreme Court of Texas (Hecht, C.J.)	Texas; Supreme Court of Texas (bar admission)Court	May 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-004	Order Establishing Hardship Exemption and Extending Deadline for End of Course ExaminationsOrder Establishing Hardship Exemption and Extending Deadline for End of Course Examinations (adopted May 19, 2020; effective May 26, 2020)	Florida Real Estate Commission	Florida; Florida Real Estate Commission (within DBPR)Sector regulator	May 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Schools and child careOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-005	Frequently Asked Questions: The Florida Real Estate Commission's Order Establishing Hardship Exemption and Extending Deadline for End of Course Examination, effective May 26, 2020The Florida Real Estate Commission's Order Establishing Hardship Exemption and Extending Deadline for End of Course Examination - Frequently…	DBPR Division of Real Estate (Director Katy McGinnis) for the Florida Real Estate Commission	Florida; DBPR Division of Real Estate / Florida Real Estate CommissionSector regulator	May 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Schools and child careOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-042	DCA Waiver DCA-20-17, Order Waiving Requalification Requirements for Private Investigators, Private Patrol Operators, and Alarm Company Agents (firearm permits expiring Mar. 31-May 29, 2020)Order Waiving Requalification Requirements for Private Investigators, Private Patrol Operators, and Alarm Company Agents	California Department of Consumer Affairs, Director Kimberly Kirchmeyer	California; Department of Consumer Affairs, Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (BSIS)Sector regulator	May 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Workplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-041	Misc. Docket No. 20-9076, Order Amending Rule 11(d) of the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar of Texas (July and September 2020 examinations shortened and reweighted for COVID-19; exams set for July 28-29 and Sept. 9-10, 2020)Order Amending Rule 11(d) of the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar of Texas	Supreme Court of Texas (all nine Justices)	Texas; Supreme Court of Texas (bar admission)Court	June 2, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-060	Order, In re Rules for Admission to the Bar of Montana, No. AF 11-0244 (June 17, 2020), adopting Temporary Rules for Admission to the Bar of Montana (provisional admission for candidates unable or unwilling to sit for the July 28-29, 2020 exam)In re Rules for Admission to the Bar of Montana - Order adopting Temporary Rules for Admission to the Bar of Montana	Supreme Court of Montana (McGrath, C.J., and six Justices)	Montana; Supreme Court of Montana (bar admission)Court	June 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-066	Emergency Rule, 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 745.10003, Emergency Rule with Ongoing Requirements for Certain Day Care Operations in Response to COVID-19 (HHSC-20-0047)Emergency Rule with Ongoing Requirements for Certain Day Care Operations in Response to COVID-19 (26 TAC § 745.10003)	Texas HHSC, Executive Commissioner (on the request of the Associate Commissioner for Child Care Regulation, June 25, 2020)	Texas; Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care RegulationSector regulator	June 25, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Schools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-006	Emergency Rule 61H1-33.003, Continuing Professional Education (CPE extension for the reestablishment period ending June 30, 2020)Emergency Rule Notice, 61H1-33.003 Continuing Professional Education	Florida Board of Accountancy	Florida; Board of Accountancy (within DBPR)Sector regulator	June 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-061	Board of Law Examiners 'All Announcements' page (archived Oct. 18, 2020): Supreme Court order cancelling the July 2020 in-person exam, in-person Sept. 9-10, 2020 exam with hotel-room assignments, remote Oct. 5-6, 2020 exam, acceptance of remote scores of 270 from other UBE jurisdictions (Aug. 24, 2020)Texas Board of Law Examiners - All Announcements (2020 bar exam chronology)	Texas Board of Law Examiners	Texas; Board of Law Examiners (agency of the Supreme Court of Texas)Court	July 3, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-071	Order Regarding the September 2020 Bar Exam in Light of COVID-19, SCMF-12-0000538 (provisional admission without written examination, expiring July 1, 2022, as an alternative to sitting for the Sept. 9-10, 2020 exam)In the Matter of the September 2020 Bar Exam - Order Regarding the September 2020 Bar Exam in Light of COVID-19	Supreme Court of Hawaii (Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama and McKenna, JJ., and ICA Chief Judge Ginoza; Wilson, J., concurring separately)	Hawaii; Supreme Court of Hawaii (bar admission)Court	July 22, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-043	DCA Waiver DCA-20-38, Order Waiving Requalification Requirements for Private Investigators, Private Patrol Operators and Alarm Company Agents (firearm permits expiring May 30-June 30, 2020)Order Waiving Requalification Requirements for Private Investigators, Private Patrol Operators and Alarm Company Agents (extension of…	California DCA, Director Kimberly Kirchmeyer	California; Department of Consumer Affairs (BSIS)Sector regulator	July 28, 2020	2020 Q3	Workplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-036	COVID-19's Impact on Boards (boards operating remotely, visitors by appointment, emergency rulemaking, virtual board meetings; CPE reporting, peer review and examination deadline extensions; test center closures; live CPE programs converted to virtual)COVID-19's Impact on Boards	NASBA	All States; NASBASector regulator	July 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-045	DCA Waiver DCA-20-54, Order Waiving License Renewal Requirements (Division 3 licenses expiring Aug. 30-Oct. 31, 2020: continuing education waived; six months to complete)Order Waiving License Renewal Requirements (Division 3)	California DCA, Director Kimberly Kirchmeyer	California; Department of Consumer Affairs (all Division 3 boards and bureaus: accountancy, architects, barbering and cosmetology, contractors, engineers and surveyors, funeral, security, automotive repair, pest control and others)Sector regulator	Sept. 3, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Other	Primary source read

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, TDLR COVID-19 page, 'TDLR Takes Action in Response to COVID-19 Threat' (TDLR Updates Mar. 13-Oct. 13, 2020, with the Governor's executive orders and waivers), as archived Oct. 16, 2020 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-009)
DPOR Director Mary Broz-Vaughan, Temporary Waiver of Regulations that Prohibit or Limit Online, Electronic, or Distance Theoretical Instruction (effective Mar. 13, 2020; amended May 27, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-024)
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Secretary Deborah Hagan, Press release: IDFPR Announces Measures to Assist Licensees and Education Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic (five variances: renewals due Mar. 1-July 31, 2020 extended to Sept. 30, 2020; CE deadlines extended; live-attendance requirement waived; massage-school online instruction; cosmetology-school online theory above the 10 percent limit) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-053)
IDFPR Division of Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation Variances (Mar. 20, 2020; 13 pages): renewal extension, CE extension, live-attendance waiver, massage-school and cosmetology-school online instruction (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-054)
DPOR Director Mary Broz-Vaughan, Temporary Waiver of Regulations to Extend Validity of Expired Licenses, Certifications, Registrations and Other Authorizations (effective Mar. 18, 2020; amended Mar. 24, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-022)
Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Secretary Halsey Beshears, DBPR 'Emergency' page: COVID-19 status of offices, Department emergency orders, guidance on State directives, licensing exam and testing center updates (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-001)
DPOR Director Mary Broz-Vaughan, Temporary Waiver of Regulations to Extend Examination Eligibility Deadlines (effective Mar. 19, 2020; amended May 27, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-023)
California DCA, Director Kimberly Kirchmeyer, DCA Waiver DCA-20-25, Order Extending Time To Satisfy Examination Requirements (applications deemed abandoned Mar. 31-July 1, 2020 for failure to take or pass licensing examinations) (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-047)
District of Columbia Court of Appeals, by order of the Chief Judge, Order (filed Apr. 10, 2020): the Court will not administer the July 2020 Bar Exam (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-038)
Utah Supreme Court, Order for Temporary Amendments to Bar Admission Procedures During COVID-19 Outbreak (emergency diploma privilege with 360 hours of supervised practice) (Apr. 21, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-019)
District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Order (filed May 4, 2020): Uniform Bar Examination rescheduled to Sept. 9-10, 2020 'pandemic-related conditions and restrictions permitting'; social distancing to limit seating; masks required; temperature and screening; priority registration for 2019-2020 graduates (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-074)
Florida DBPR, Secretary Halsey Beshears, Information for Barbershops, Cosmetology Salons, and Cosmetology Specialty Salons pursuant to Executive Order 20-120 (May 9, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-002)
Supreme Court of Texas (Hecht, C.J.), Misc. Docket No. 20-9069, Final Approval of the Rules Governing the Supervised Practice of Law by Qualified Law Students and Qualified Unlicensed Law School Graduates in Texas (preliminarily adopted Apr. 29, 2020 in Misc. Docket No. 20-9060 with the bar-exam postponement) (May 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-040)
Florida Real Estate Commission, Order Establishing Hardship Exemption and Extending Deadline for End of Course Examinations (May 19, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-004)
DBPR Division of Real Estate (Director Katy McGinnis) for the Florida Real Estate Commission, Frequently Asked Questions: The Florida Real Estate Commission's Order Establishing Hardship Exemption and Extending Deadline for End of Course Examination, effective May 26, 2020 (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-005)
California Department of Consumer Affairs, Director Kimberly Kirchmeyer, DCA Waiver DCA-20-17, Order Waiving Requalification Requirements for Private Investigators, Private Patrol Operators, and Alarm Company Agents (firearm permits expiring Mar. 31-May 29, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-042)
Supreme Court of Texas (all nine Justices), Misc. Docket No. 20-9076, Order Amending Rule 11(d) of the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar of Texas (July and September 2020 examinations shortened and reweighted for COVID-19; exams set for July 28-29 and Sept. 9-10, 2020) (June 2, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-041)
Supreme Court of Montana (McGrath, C.J., and six Justices), Order, In re Rules for Admission to the Bar of Montana, No. AF 11-0244 (June 17, 2020), adopting Temporary Rules for Admission to the Bar of Montana (provisional admission for candidates unable or unwilling to sit for the July 28-29, 2020 exam) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-060)
Texas HHSC, Executive Commissioner (on the request of the Associate Commissioner for Child Care Regulation, June 25, 2020), Emergency Rule, 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 745.10003, Emergency Rule with Ongoing Requirements for Certain Day Care Operations in Response to COVID-19 (HHSC-20-0047) (June 25, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-066)
Florida Board of Accountancy, Emergency Rule 61H1-33.003, Continuing Professional Education (CPE extension for the reestablishment period ending June 30, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-006)
Texas Board of Law Examiners, Board of Law Examiners 'All Announcements' page (archived Oct. 18, 2020): Supreme Court order cancelling the July 2020 in-person exam, in-person Sept. 9-10, 2020 exam with hotel-room assignments, remote Oct. 5-6, 2020 exam, acceptance of remote scores of 270 from other UBE jurisdictions (Aug. 24, 2020) (July 3, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-061)
Supreme Court of Hawaii (Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama and McKenna, JJ., and ICA Chief Judge Ginoza; Wilson, J., concurring separately), Order Regarding the September 2020 Bar Exam in Light of COVID-19, SCMF-12-0000538 (provisional admission without written examination, expiring July 1, 2022, as an alternative to sitting for the Sept. 9-10, 2020 exam) (July 22, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-071)
California DCA, Director Kimberly Kirchmeyer, DCA Waiver DCA-20-38, Order Waiving Requalification Requirements for Private Investigators, Private Patrol Operators and Alarm Company Agents (firearm permits expiring May 30-June 30, 2020) (July 28, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-043)
NASBA, COVID-19's Impact on Boards (boards operating remotely, visitors by appointment, emergency rulemaking, virtual board meetings; CPE reporting, peer review and examination deadline extensions; test center closures; live CPE programs converted to virtual) (July 30, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-036)
California DCA, Director Kimberly Kirchmeyer, DCA Waiver DCA-20-54, Order Waiving License Renewal Requirements (Division 3 licenses expiring Aug. 30-Oct. 31, 2020: continuing education waived; six months to complete) (Sept. 3, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-045)

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