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Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-010News release, 'DEEP Issues State Park Operations Plan Heading into Summer Season' (parks open with capacity limits, distancing and face coverings; inland swim areas closed; groups over five prohibited)State Parks Remain Open with Restrictions; Shoreline Swimming Areas Open; Inland Swimming Areas Closed, Capacity Limits and Social…Connecticut DEEPConnecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (State agency)StateMay 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-073Minnesota State Fair announcement, '2020 State Fair Canceled' (fair dates Aug. 27 - Sept. 7, 2020)2020 State Fair CanceledMinnesota State Agricultural Society, Board of ManagersMinnesota State Agricultural Society (public corporation of the State of Minnesota; operator of the Minnesota State Fair)StateJune 2, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AK-048Reopen Alaska Responsibly, Phase III/IV GuidanceReopen Alaska Responsibly Phase III/IV Guidance (May 21, 2020)Governor Dunleavy; DHSSAlaskaStateMay 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4OtherPrimary source read
Ex. AL-021Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended May 21, 2020 (Safer at Home)Entertainment venues reopen at 50 percent May 22 at 5:00 p.m.; team athletics limited to conditioning until June 14; schools may operate…State Health Officer Scott HarrisAlabamaStateMay 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AR-073ADH notice, 'ADH requires a person exposed to COVID-19 to complete a 14-day quarantine period' (May 22, 2020)Fourteen-day quarantine requirement for close contacts; critical-infrastructure work exceptionArkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateMay 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Quarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AK-019Health Mandate 016, Attachments D and F, 'Advisory Document Phase III-IV' (May 22, 2020) (cross-reference to Ex. AK-100 and Ex. AK-098; not re-saved)Mandate 016 Attachments D and F as advisory documents (Phase III-IV)Governor Mike Dunleavy; Commissioner Adam Crum, DHSS; Dr. Anne Zink, Chief Medical OfficerAlaskaStateMay 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. NC-011Executive Order No. 141Easing Restrictions on Travel, Business Operations, and Mass Gatherings: Phase 2Governor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateMay 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. ND-045Executive Order 2020-06.7ND Smart Restart standards become 'strongly encouraged' for every industry; State Capitol and State facilities reopen to the public June 1…Governor Doug BurgumNorth DakotaStateMay 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Telework mandateCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. NH-052Stay at Home 2.0 - Child Care - COVID-19 Reopening Guidance (updated May 22, 2020)Child Care Reopening GuidanceGovernor's Economic Reopening Task Force (Stay at Home 2.0 Child Care)New HampshireStateMay 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. NH-053Places of Worship - COVID-19 Reopening GuidancePlaces of Worship Reopening Guidance (40 percent occupancy)Governor's Economic Reopening Task ForceNew HampshireStateMay 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. TN-018Executive Order No. 38An Order Expanding the Number of Tennesseans Who May Return to Work Safely While Urging Continued Adherence to Health and Social Distancing…Governor Bill LeeTennesseeStateMay 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. TN-058Tennessee Pledge: Attractions, Large Venues & Large Community Events guidelines (as of June 16, 2020)Tennessee Pledge: Attractions, Large Venues & Large Community EventsGovernor's Economic Recovery GroupTennesseeStateJune 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. TX-018Executive Order GA-25Relating to the closing of county and municipal jails to in-person visitation in response to the COVID-19 disasterGovernor Greg AbbottTexasStateMay 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-051NCDOT release, May 22, 2020: increased ferry service from Saturday, May 23, 2020 'due to greater expected demand and the easing of certain COVID-19 restrictions'; round trips added to Ocracoke, Cherry Branch-Minnesott and Bayview-Aurora; Currituck-Knotts Island temporarily suspended; passengers to remain in vehicles or six feet apartN.C. Ferry Service to Increase Starting SaturdayNorth Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry DivisionNorth Carolina (all NCDOT ferry routes)StateMay 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. DUT-UT-017Protecting High-Risk Individuals: Recommendations for the Workplace (Utah Labor Commission, May 2020)Protecting High-Risk Individuals -- Recommendations for the WorkplaceUtah Labor Commission (with the Utah Occupational Safety and Health Division, WCF Insurance and the Utah Department of Health)UtahStateMay 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-073Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for Driving Schools (classroom occupancy 25 percent from May 26, 2020; 50 percent; 75 percent from Oct. 13, 2020; six-foot distancing except in-car instruction and DPS road tests)Minimum Standard Health Protocols - Checklist for Driving SchoolsGovernor Greg Abbott (Strike Force to Open Texas); TDLRTexas; Governor's Strike Force to Open Texas, applied by TDLR (driver education and safety program)StateMay 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-WV-026Executive Order 40-20 (Week 5 of the Comeback), § 2 para. c (cross-reference to Ex. WV-034; not re-saved)Restaurants and bars permitted on-premises service only 'in accordance with the applicable guidelines for restaurants... A Guide to Safely…Governor Jim JusticeWest VirginiaStateMay 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Standing dutyAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesOperating conditionOtherPrimary source read
Ex. KS-023State of Disaster Emergency Proclamation of May 26, 2020State of Disaster Emergency Proclamation: Governor's intent to protect Kansans from the economic consequences of COVID-19 and the imminent…Governor Laura KellyKansasStateMay 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. KS-024Executive Order 20-41Licensure, Certification, and Registration for persons and Licensure of 'Adult Care Homes' during state of disaster emergency (reissuing EO…Governor Laura KellyKansasStateMay 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. KS-025Executive Order 20-42Temporarily suspending certain rules relating to sale of alcoholic beverages (alcohol to go; reissuing EO 20-27)Governor Laura KellyKansasStateMay 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Alcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. NE-055Executive Order 20-25Coronavirus - Driver License Waiver for Nebraska Residents 72 Years of Age or OlderGovernor Pete RickettsNebraskaStateMay 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. OH-023Director's Order that Reopens Gyms, Dance Instruction Studios, and Other Personal Fitness Venues, with ExceptionsDirector's Order that Reopens Gyms, Dance Instruction Studios, and Other Personal Fitness Venues, with ExceptionsAmy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of HealthOhioStateMay 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SD-022Executive Order 2020-25Licensure of health-care and behavioral-health applicants without proof of examination (examinations delayed or cancelled)Governor Kristi NoemSouth DakotaStateMay 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Health care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. SD-023Executive Order 2020-26State of Emergency continued to December 30, 2020Governor Kristi NoemSouth DakotaStateMay 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-01-043Executive Order No. 145 (2020)Rescinding the suspension of elective surgeries and invasive procedures subject to Department of Health policiesGovernor Philip D. MurphyNew JerseyStateMay 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Health care ordersPrimary source read