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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-003	DBPR Frequently Asked Questions re: Building Permits, Building Inspections, and Construction Job Sites (updated Mar. 20, 2020)DBPR - Frequently Asked Questions re: Building Permits, Building Inspections, and Construction Job Sites	Florida DBPR	Florida; Department of Business and Professional Regulation (Construction Industry Licensing Board; Florida Building Commission)Sector regulator	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-007	Press release: TDLR Takes Action in Response to COVID-19 Threat (temporary distance education; cancellation of licensed combative sports events; advisory board meetings cancelled)TDLR Takes Action in Response to COVID-19 Threat: Agency Approves Temporary Distance Learning, Cancels Events and Meetings	Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (Executive Director Brian E. Francis)	Texas; Texas Department of Licensing and RegulationSector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capSchools and child careEvents and venuesOther	Primary source read
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-031	NCEES COVID-19 exam administration updates (chronology: April 2020 pencil-and-paper exams cancelled; Pearson VUE capacity limits through 2021; masks required at Pearson VUE centers from Dec. 1, 2021)Latest Information on COVID-19 Response (NCEES)	NCEES	All States; National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (the council of the State engineering and surveying licensing boards, which administers the FE, PE, FS and PS examinations for every board)Sector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-032	News release: NCEES responds to COVID-19 pandemic (April 2020 paper-and-pencil exam administration cancelled; all NCEES meetings Mar. 15-May 2 cancelled)NCEES responds to COVID-19 pandemic	NCEES	All States; NCEESSector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venuesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-033	COVID-19 Update: Prometric Extends Closure of Testing Centers (U.S. and Canada test centers closed through Apr. 30, 2020; Notices to Schedule expiring Apr. 1-June 30, 2020 extended to Sept. 30, 2020; conditional-credit extensions recommended to boards)Covid-19 Update: Prometric Extends Closure of Testing Centers	NASBA, AICPA, Prometric and the Boards of Accountancy	All States; National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (with the AICPA and Prometric, on behalf of the 55 boards of accountancy)Sector regulator	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
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-070	Coronavirus Update - ARE 5.0 (chronology from March 2020: Prometric test centers closed; ARE appointments cancelled; seat credits; masks required at test centers; online proctoring launched Nov. 16, 2020; continued closures and short-notice cancellations into 2021)Coronavirus Update--ARE 5.0 (updated Feb. 3-4, 2021)	NCARB	All States; National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (council of the 55 architectural licensing boards; administers the Architect Registration Examination)Sector regulator	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementOther	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-035	Board of Accountancy Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic (board office closures and remote work; contingency plans; postponed swearing-in; appointment-only visits; CPE, peer review and renewal extensions by State)Board of Accountancy Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic (posted Mar. 31, 2020; updated July 23, 2020)	NASBA	All States; NASBA (survey of State boards of accountancy)Sector regulator	Mar. 31, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
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-013	Impact of COVID-19: Frequently Asked Questions (posted Apr. 3, 2020; archived Apr. 6, 2020)Impact of COVID-19: Frequently Asked Questions	Texas Real Estate Commission	Texas; Texas Real Estate CommissionSector regulator	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesOther	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-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-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-018	July 2020 Bar Exam Jurisdiction Information: status by jurisdiction (postponed to Sept. 9-10; remote Oct. 5-6; diploma privilege; cancelled), with each court's announcement datedJuly 2020 Bar Exam Jurisdiction Information (map and status table; announcements last updated Oct. 7, 2020)	National Conference of Bar Examiners	All U.S. jurisdictions; National Conference of Bar Examiners (inventory of State supreme court and board of bar examiners actions)Sector regulator	July 28, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venuesCourts and public officesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
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

Florida DBPR, DBPR Frequently Asked Questions re: Building Permits, Building Inspections, and Construction Job Sites (updated Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-003)
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (Executive Director Brian E. Francis), Press release: TDLR Takes Action in Response to COVID-19 Threat (temporary distance education; cancellation of licensed combative sports events; advisory board meetings cancelled) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-007)
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)
NCEES, NCEES COVID-19 exam administration updates (chronology: April 2020 pencil-and-paper exams cancelled; Pearson VUE capacity limits through 2021; masks required at Pearson VUE centers from Dec. 1, 2021) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-031)
NCEES, News release: NCEES responds to COVID-19 pandemic (April 2020 paper-and-pencil exam administration cancelled; all NCEES meetings Mar. 15-May 2 cancelled) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-032)
NASBA, AICPA, Prometric and the Boards of Accountancy, COVID-19 Update: Prometric Extends Closure of Testing Centers (U.S. and Canada test centers closed through Apr. 30, 2020; Notices to Schedule expiring Apr. 1-June 30, 2020 extended to Sept. 30, 2020; conditional-credit extensions recommended to boards) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-033)
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)
NCARB, Coronavirus Update - ARE 5.0 (chronology from March 2020: Prometric test centers closed; ARE appointments cancelled; seat credits; masks required at test centers; online proctoring launched Nov. 16, 2020; continued closures and short-notice cancellations into 2021) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-070)
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)
NASBA, Board of Accountancy Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic (board office closures and remote work; contingency plans; postponed swearing-in; appointment-only visits; CPE, peer review and renewal extensions by State) (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-035)
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)
Texas Real Estate Commission, Impact of COVID-19: Frequently Asked Questions (posted Apr. 3, 2020; archived Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-013)
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)
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)
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)
National Conference of Bar Examiners, July 2020 Bar Exam Jurisdiction Information: status by jurisdiction (postponed to Sept. 9-10; remote Oct. 5-6; diploma privilege; cancelled), with each court's announcement dated (July 28, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-018)
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)

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