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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. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-0632020-2021 UIL COVID-19 Risk Mitigation Guidelines (July 21, 2020, as updated)Mandatory conditions for UIL activities in 2020-21: face coverings under GA-29, 50 percent spectator capacity, screening, distancing, and…University Interscholastic LeagueUniversity Interscholastic League; State levelStateJuly 21, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-CLE-040GCRTA alert of July 21, 2020: Masks are required when riding or while waiting for services (site-wide alert on the agency's pages, including the June 22, 2020 'Need a Mask, Take a Mask' post)Alert: 07/21/2020 - 8:49am, Masks are required when riding or while waiting for servicesGreater Cleveland Regional Transit AuthorityCuyahoga County, Ohio (GCRTA service area)Sector regulatorJuly 21, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AK-050Governor's July 22, 2020 directive requiring facemasks in State of Alaska facilities; DHSS Health Mandates page statement that the State does not mandate masks, group size or business operationsState-facilities mask directive (July 22, 2020) and DHSS statement of statewide status (Oct.-Nov. 2020)Governor Mike Dunleavy (directive for State facilities); DHSS (statement on the Health Mandates page)AlaskaStateJuly 22, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-CMH-023COTA 'Moving Forward' release (July 2020): mask-wearing policy aboard vehicles (#MaskUpCBUS)Moving Forward (July 2020): COTA safety measures and mask policyCentral Ohio Transit Authority (regional transit authority under R.C. ch. 306; Joanna M. Pinkerton, President/CEO)Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) service area (Franklin County and portions of adjoining counties)Sector regulatorJuly 23, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-ORL-021Emergency Ordinance 2020-60Face coverings required in any public place; noncriminal infraction and citationsBoard of County CommissionersOsceola County, FloridaCountyJuly 20, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. WA-042RCS Management Bulletin R20-094 (Aug. 6, 2020; amended Sept. 10, 2020), describing Order of the Secretary of Health 20-03.1 (issued July 24, 2020; effective July 25, 2020)Order of the Secretary of Health 20-03.1 Face Coverings - Statewide (as described in DSHS RCS Management Bulletin R20-094)Department of Social and Health Services, Aging and Long-Term Support Administration, Residential Care Services (bulletin describing Order of the Secretary of Health 20-03.1)WashingtonStateAug. 6, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-MN-019MDH, 'Face Covering Requirements and Recommendations under Executive Order 20-81' (web page, first captured July 23, 2020; updated through 2021)Face Covering Requirements and Recommendations under Executive Order 20-81Minnesota Department of HealthMinnesotaStateJuly 23, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-C-030Mayor's Order 2020-081 (and Mayor's Order 2020-110, Nov. 6, 2020)Requirement to self-quarantine after non-essential travel to high-risk areas during COVID-19Mayor Muriel BowserDistrict of ColumbiaCityJuly 24, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationConfirmed 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. ECO-C-012COVID-19 Order No. 45Order Requiring Travelers Arriving in Massachusetts to Quarantine or Produce a Negative COVID-19 Test ResultGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateJuly 24, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-066MDHHS release, 'Emergency Order Requiring Testing of Agricultural and Food Processing Employees Remains in Effect' (describing the Aug. 3, 2020 order's testing requirements for migrant housing camp operators and agricultural, meat, poultry, egg and greenhouse employers, the Aug. 24 compliance deadline and the W.D. Mich. denial of a temporary restraining order)Emergency Order Requiring Testing of Agricultural and Food Processing Employees Remains in EffectMDHHS Director Robert Gordon (release describing the Emergency Order of Aug. 3, 2020, Ex. MI-042)Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (State agency), with the Department of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentStateAug. 17, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-047Release: Mayor Turner Announces Citations Will Be Issued to People Not Wearing Face MasksHPD directed to issue warnings and $250 citations under the State mask orderMayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release)City of Houston, TexasCityAug. 3, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. IA-062City of Dubuque face covering ordinance (adopted August 6, 2020)Ordinance requiring everyone in the city three years of age or older to wear a face covering covering the nose and mouth in indoor public…Dubuque City CouncilDubuque, IowaCityAug. 6, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-NE-031Emergency Ordinance No. 42309, Prevention of COVID-19 (cross-reference to Ex. NE-072; not re-saved)Duty of every entity maintaining premises open to the public to require face coveringsOmaha City Council (emergency ordinance), approved by Mayor Jean StothertCity of Omaha, NebraskaCityAug. 11, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyFace-covering requirementOperating conditionConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. HI-012Eleventh Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Emergency Interisland Travel QuarantineEleventh Proclamation (14-day mandatory self-quarantine for travel to Kauai, Hawaii, Maui and Kalawao Counties)Governor David Y. IgeHawaiiStateAug. 6, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. HI-057Press reproduction of the Eleventh Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Emergency Interisland Travel QuarantineMaui Now: Governor's 11th Supplementary Proclamation takes effect Aug. 11 (full text reproduced; Aug. 8, 2020)Maui Now (reproducing the Governor's Eleventh Proclamation)HawaiiStateAug. 8, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-027COVID-19 Order No. 47 (Aug. 11, 2020)Extension of Second Order Authorizing Actions to Limit In-Person Transactions at the Registry of Motor VehiclesGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateAug. 11, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-118Director's Order Requiring the Use of Facial Coverings in Child Education Settings (K-12) (Aug. 13, 2020)Director's Order: facial coverings in K-12 schoolsOhio Department of Health (Director Lance Himes, interim)OhioStateAug. 13, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-LAS-041WCSD 2020-21 reopening plan: elementary full-time in person; middle and high school hybrid; full-time distance option; masks and distancing per the Governor's directivesFor some Washoe County teachers, new school year brings more worry than excitementWashoe County School District Board of Trustees (July 2020, after a nearly ten-hour meeting)Washoe County School District (Washoe County, Nevada)CountyAug. 5, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-047Public-service campaign release confirming that TriMet has required riders, operators and other employees to wear face coverings on board since mid-May 2020 at OHA direction; passenger limits and 3-foot seat spacing continuing (Aug. 21, 2020)'Always wear your mask on transit and in the community.' Local celebs join TriMet to encourage people to cover up for safetyTriMet, at the direction of the Oregon Health AuthorityTri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet)Sector regulatorAug. 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-172Brockton COVID-19 Executive Orders and Announcements page: Executive Order of Aug. 21, 2020 (citywide curfew 11 p.m.-5 a.m. from Aug. 22, 2020); Executive Order of Dec. 14, 2020 (return to Phase Two, Step Two from Dec. 16, 2020, lifted Jan. 6, 2021); City buildings closed to the public from Dec. 7, 2020City of Brockton COVID-19 page: Executive Orders and Announcements (brockton.ma.us/covid19)Mayor Robert F. SullivanCity of Brockton, MassachusettsCityAug. 21, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Business closureCapacity limitCurfew and hoursCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-025Executive Directive No. 20-027Hospital PPE Stockpile (hospitals to maintain a personal protective equipment stockpile)Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of HealthNew Jersey - Department of Health (State health department)StateAug. 24, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersWorkplace rulesSupply chainConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-LAS-040Board approval of full-time distance education to start the 2020-21 school yearClark County trustees approve distance education to start the school yearClark County School District Board of Trustees (unanimous vote, Tuesday July 21, 2020)Clark County School District (Clark County, Nevada)CountyJuly 21, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-144Twenty-Fifth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (Aug. 25, 2020)Face coverings required for students in kindergarten and above inside schools; parental notification of positive casesGovernor John CarneyDelawareStateAug. 25, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source

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