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Ex. SEC-15-051Executive Order 2020-35Provision of K-12 education during the remainder of the 2019-2020 school yearGovernor Gretchen WhitmerMichiganStateApr. 2, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Schools and child careEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-061Emergency Order #1 pursuant to Executive Order 2020-04 (temporary remote instruction and support for public K-12 schools)Emergency Order #1Governor Christopher T. SununuNew HampshireStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-15-048Executive Order 2020-05Temporary prohibition on large assemblages and events, temporary school closuresGovernor Gretchen WhitmerMichiganStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-049Executive Order 2020-16Expanding child care access during the COVID-19 emergency (disaster relief child care centers)Governor Gretchen WhitmerMichiganStateMar. 18, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-076Executive Order D 2020 007Ordering Suspension of Normal In-Person Instruction at All Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Schools in the State of Colorado Due…Governor Jared PolisColoradoStateMar. 18, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-041Proclamation 20-09 (Statewide K-12 School Closures), as amended by 20-09.1 (Apr. 6, 2020; remainder of the school year)Coronavirus Schools ClosureGovernor Jay InsleeWashingtonStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-15-060Executive Order No. 20-09Closure of K-12 schools through April 28, 2020; restrictions on in-person instruction at institutions of higher educationGovernor Kate BrownOregonStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-15-057Executive Order No. 20-07Temporarily closing K-12 schools to slow the spread of COVID-19Governor Laura KellyKansasStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-013Executive Order No. 149 (2020)Reopening of child care centers (June 15, 2020) and youth summer camps (July 6, 2020) under DOH COVID-19 Child Care and Youth Summer Camp…Governor Philip D. MurphyNew JerseyStateMay 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Schools and child careEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-019Executive Order 2020-412020-2021 School Year: Prioritizing Kids and Schools During COVID-19Governor Douglas A. DuceyArizonaStateJune 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-052Executive Order 2020-142 (MI Safe Schools: Michigan's 2020-21 Return to School Roadmap)Provision of preK-12 education for the 2020-2021 school yearGovernor Gretchen WhitmerMichiganStateJune 30, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-15-018Executive Order No. 155 (2020)Resumption of in-person instruction and on-campus operations at institutions of higher education and training schools from July 1, 2020…Governor Philip D. MurphyNew JerseyStateJune 18, 20202020 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-092The July 17-20, 2020 fall-opening orders of Kansas, Utah and Iowa (grouped record)Kansas EO 20-59; Utah UDOH K-12 face-covering order; Iowa Proclamation of July 17, 2020Governor Laura Kelly (KS EO 20-59, July 20, 2020: face coverings in schools); Utah Department of Health (State Public Health Order of July 20, 2020: face coverings in all public and private K-12 schools); Governor Kim Reynolds (Iowa Proclamation of July 17, 2020: at least half of instruction in person)Kansas; Utah; IowaStateJuly 20, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-15-021Emergency Executive Order 20-82 (Safe Learning Plan for the 2020-21 school year)Implementing a Safe Learning Plan for the 2020-21 School YearGovernor Tim WalzMinnesotaStateJuly 30, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-15-058Executive Order No. 1517Face coverings in schools; delayed start of the 2020-21 year for grades 7-12 in eight countiesGovernor Tate ReevesMississippiStateAug. 4, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-014Executive Order No. 175 (2020)Reopening of schools for the 2020-2021 school year under mandatory health and safety standards; remote instruction where standards cannot be…Governor Philip D. MurphyNew JerseyStateAug. 13, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-079Executive Order 2020-969 (all public and private K-12 schools to cease in-person instruction Nov. 23, 2020; elementary schools may reopen Dec. 7 in non-red counties; middle and high schools remote through Jan. 4, 2021)Executive Order 2020-969Governor Andy BeshearKentuckyStateNov. 18, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Business closureSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-15-022Emergency Executive Order 20-99 (Four Week Dial Back), as extended by EO 20-103 (Dec. 16, 2020)Implementing a Four Week Dial Back on Certain Activities to Slow the Spread of COVID-19 (organized youth and adult sports paused)Governor Tim WalzMinnesotaStateNov. 18, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Business closureGathering capEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-15-029Executive Order GA-36Relating to the prohibition of governmental entities and officials from mandating face coverings or restricting activities in response to…Governor Greg AbbottTexasStateMay 18, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-031H.B. 1007, Face Covering Requirements (2021 First Special Session)Face Covering RequirementsUtah Legislature, 2021 First Special Session; Governor Spencer Cox (signed)UtahStateMay 19, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-030House File 847 (2021), Division on facial covering policies (counties, cities and schools), new Iowa Code section 280.31An Act relating to education, including... facial covering policiesIowa General Assembly (89th G.A.); Governor Kim Reynolds (signed)IowaStateMay 20, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-046Senate Bill 658 (2021), enrolledAn Act relating to schools; prohibiting... vaccination requirements, vaccine passports and mask mandates for unvaccinated students absent a…Oklahoma Legislature (58th Leg.); Governor Kevin Stitt (signed)OklahomaStateMay 28, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careVaccination or testingOtherPrimary 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. SEC-15-038Proclamation Number 131 JBE 2021COVID-19 Public Health Emergency - Mitigation Measures (renewal of the public health emergency; Phase 3 mitigation measures continued)Governor John Bel EdwardsLouisianaStateJuly 21, 20212021 Q3Emergency declarationWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-045Act 1002 of 2021 (SB 590)An Act to Prohibit the Mandatory Use of Face Masks, Face Shields, or Other Face CoveringsArkansas General Assembly (93rd G.A.); Governor Asa Hutchinson (signed)ArkansasStateApr. 28, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOtherPrimary source read

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