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Ex. DUT-SC-002S.C. Code Ann. Title 44, Chapter 4, Emergency Health Powers Act, §§ 44-4-100 to 44-4-570 (in particular §§ 44-4-130, 44-4-300, 44-4-310, 44-4-500, 44-4-510, 44-4-520, 44-4-530, 44-4-540)Emergency Health Powers Act: control of property and dangerous facilities; control and treatment of infectious disease; isolation and…General Assembly of South CarolinaSouth CarolinaStateJuly 2, 20022020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-004S.C. Code Ann. § 16-7-10Illegal acts during state of emergencyGeneral Assembly of South CarolinaSouth CarolinaStateJuly 2, 20022020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyGathering capStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-005S.C. Code Ann. § 25-1-440Additional powers and duties of Governor during declared emergencyGeneral Assembly of South CarolinaSouth CarolinaStateJune 11, 20082020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-006S.C. Code Ann. §§ 1-3-420, 1-3-430, 1-3-440, 1-3-460 (Title 1, Chapter 3, Article 7)Proclamation of emergency by Governor; orders to prevent danger; further powers of Governor; powers supplementalGeneral Assembly of South CarolinaSouth CarolinaStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-010SC OSHA web page, 'SC OSHA COVID-19 Worker Safety Guidance' (scosha.llronline.com/coronavirus.aspx)SC OSHA COVID-19 Worker Safety Guidance: SC OSHA Guidance on Returning to Work; Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19 (SC OSHA)…South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Office of Occupational Safety and Health (SC OSHA)South CarolinaStateJune 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-015SC OSHA FastFact, 'Employers play an important role in controlling the spread of COVID-19 - March 2020' (created March 28, 2020)Employers play an important role in controlling the spread of COVID-19: infectious disease safety strategies, social distancing, workplace…South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Office of Occupational Safety and Health (SC OSHA)South CarolinaStateMar. 28, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-014SC OSHA FastFind, 'Corona Virus (COVID-19) Prevention: General Requirements and Prevention Ideas for Workplaces' (created April 20, 2020)General Requirements and Prevention Ideas for Workplaces: mandatory social distancing; handwashing and sanitation; sick employees stay home…South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Office of Occupational Safety and Health (SC OSHA)South CarolinaStateApr. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyCapacity limitWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-012DHEC, Interim Guidance for COVID-19 Scenarios in Businesses (July 25, 2020)Interim Guidance for COVID-19 Scenarios in Businesses: positive employee; sick but no test; close contact of a case; return-to-work criteriaSouth Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC)South CarolinaStateJuly 25, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. SC-063Order re Required Use of Protective Masks in County and Municipal Courthouses (2020-07-30-01)Statewide mandate requiring masks or facial coverings in every county and municipal courthouseChief Justice Donald W. BeattySouth CarolinaCourtJuly 30, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-044Act No. 102 of 2021 (S. 704), Joint ResolutionTo Provide for a Return to Five-Day, In-Person Classroom Instruction for the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 School Years... and to Provide…General Assembly of South Carolina (S. 704, ratified R. 33, Apr. 22, 2021; signed Apr. 23, 2021)South CarolinaStateApr. 22, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Schools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-009Act No. 99 of 2021 (S. 147, R. 39), a Joint Resolution, the 'South Carolina COVID-19 Liability Immunity Act'A Joint Resolution to enact the 'South Carolina COVID-19 Liability Immunity Act' so as to provide liability protections for a limited time…General Assembly of South Carolina (S. 147, ratified R. 39, April 28, 2021; approved by Governor Henry McMaster April 28, 2021)South CarolinaStateApr. 28, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOperating conditionOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SC-054Order re Operation of the Trial Courts During the Coronavirus Emergency (As Amended June 15, 2021) (2021-06-15-01)Trial-court order in force through Q3 2021: masks per the July 30, 2020 order, six-foot distancing, 113 square feet per person, fever…Supreme Court of South CarolinaSouth CarolinaCourtJune 15, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-045Act No. 94 of 2021, Part IB, Provisos 1.108 (SDE: Mask Mandate Prohibition) and 117.190 (GP: Masks at Higher Education Facilities)Budget provisos prohibiting the use of appropriated funds to require masks in K-12 education facilities and to condition unmasked presence…General Assembly of South Carolina (H. 4100, ratified R. 116, June 21, 2021)South CarolinaStateJune 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-089Proviso 1.108 (no school district may use appropriated funds to require students or staff to wear face masks); upheld by the South Carolina Supreme Court Sept. 2, 2021 (City of Columbia); enforcement enjoined Sept. 28, 2021 (Disability Rights South Carolina v. McMaster)Proviso 1.108 (school mask-mandate funding ban)South Carolina General Assembly (2021-22 Appropriations Act, H. 4100, Proviso 1.108); U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina (Lewis, J.)South CarolinaStateJune 22, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SC-055Order re Operation of the Trial Courts During the Coronavirus Emergency (extension) (2021-07-30-01)Extension of the June 15, 2021 trial-court order to August 31, 2021Supreme Court of South CarolinaSouth CarolinaCourtJuly 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-058Ordinance No. 2021-068, Emergency Order by the Mayor Declaring a State of Emergency (Facial Coverings)Emergency order requiring facial coverings in all buildings at public and private schools and daycares within the CityMayor Stephen K. Benjamin (Emergency Order), ratified by City CouncilCity of Columbia, South CarolinaCityAug. 4, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-059Ordinance No. 2021-069, Ratifying Ordinance 2021-068 Declaring State of Emergency (Facial Coverings)Council ratification of the Mayor's school and daycare facial-covering emergency orderColumbia City CouncilCity of Columbia, South CarolinaCityAug. 5, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SC-040Creswick v. University of South Carolina, Op. No. 28053Declaratory judgment that Proviso 117.190 does not prohibit a universal mask mandate at a public institution of higher learningSupreme Court of South Carolina (original jurisdiction)South CarolinaCourtAug. 17, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. SC-056Order re Operation of the Trial Courts During the Coronavirus Emergency (As Amended August 27, 2021) (2021-08-27-01)Complete revision of the trial-court order; mitigation measures left to the Chief Justice; ninety-day termSupreme Court of South CarolinaSouth CarolinaCourtAug. 27, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-041Wilson ex rel. State v. City of Columbia, Op. No. 28056, 863 S.E.2d 456 (S.C. 2021)Proviso 1.108 upheld; Columbia Ordinances 2021-068 and 2021-069 declared void insofar as they mandate masks in K-12 public schoolsSupreme Court of South Carolina (original jurisdiction)South CarolinaCourtSept. 2, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. SC-060Ordinance No. 2021-078, Enactment of Certain Ordinances Related to COVID-19Re-enactment of mask ordinances (including K-12 schools) after Wilson v. City of ColumbiaColumbia City CouncilCity of Columbia, South CarolinaCitySept. 8, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SC-061Emergency Ordinance No. ___-21HR, An Emergency Ordinance Requiring the Wearing of Face Masks to Help Alleviate the Spread of COVID 19, Specifically the Recent Surge in the Delta VariantMasks in every commercial establishment in unincorporated Richland County and in schools and daycaresRichland County CouncilRichland County, South Carolina (unincorporated areas)CountySept. 14, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-042Richland County School District Two v. Lucas, Op. No. 28063, 862 S.E.2d 920 (S.C. 2021)Provisos 1.108 and 1.103 held constitutional; proviso bars funded mask mandates but not mandates funded solely from federal or local fundsSupreme Court of South Carolina (original jurisdiction)South CarolinaCourtSept. 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. SC-062School and Childcare Exclusion List, 2021-2022 (revisions of Aug. 12 and Aug. 24, 2021; further revised Oct. 12, 2021)Official School and Child Care Exclusion List of Contagious or Communicable Diseases, with COVID-19 exclusion and close-contact quarantine…South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC)South CarolinaSector regulatorAug. 24, 20212021 Q3Schools and child careHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read