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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. ECO-B-134	State employee vaccination-or-weekly-testing requirement announced July 27, 2021, effective August 15, 2021Nevada state employees: vaccination or weekly testing	Governor Steve Sisolak	NevadaState	July 27, 2021	2021 Q3	Workplace rulesVaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-054	NPS Public Health Update page (servicewide mask requirements under EO 13991; Feb. 2021 requirement, Aug. 2021 reinstatement and later updates)NPS Public Health Update	National Park Service	National Park Service (servicewide)Federal	Aug. 16, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-061	Fall 2021 Reopening Plans (vaccination mandate for students attending in person; face coverings; testing for unvaccinated employees) (August 2021)Vaccination required of all students attending in-person classes for fall 2021 (FDA approval Aug. 23, 2021 triggered the deadline), with…	CUNY Board of Trustees and Chancellor	City University of New York; State and city levelCity	Aug. 16, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-093	Executive Order No. 21-05 (Aug. 5, 2021): vaccination or weekly testing policy for State and county employeesExecutive Order 21-05: COVID-19 vaccination and testing policy for State and county employees	Governor David Y. Ige	HawaiiState	Aug. 5, 2021	2021 Q3	Workplace rulesVaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-089	Requirement that all staff and visitors wear masks in all County buildings and facilities from Aug. 16, 2021; recommendation of indoor masking regardless of vaccination statusMontgomery County requires masks in all county buildings and facilities from Monday, Aug. 16, 2021 (announced Aug. 13, 2021)	Montgomery County Board of Commissioners with the Office of Public Health	Montgomery County, PennsylvaniaCounty	Aug. 13, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-01-141	Emergency Regulation Governing the Control and Prevention of COVID-19 Mandating Vaccines for Healthcare Workers and in Higher Education, Healthcare, and Related Settings (adopted Aug. 12, 2021; effective Aug. 16, 2021)Philadelphia health care worker vaccination regulation	Philadelphia Board of Health / Department of Public Health	Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	Aug. 12, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-15-068	Emergency Orders adding mask requirements to 14 Del. Admin. Code 933 (Early Care and Education and School-Age Centers), 934 (Family and Large Family Child Care Homes), 938 (Youth Camps, new section 5.3), 815 and 105 (published 25 Del. Reg. 227-244, Sept. 1, 2021)OCCL emergency mask orders for child care and youth camps	Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing	DelawareSector regulator	Aug. 13, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-092	CDOC news article, 'State Agencies with 24/7 Facilities to Require COVID-19 Vaccinations for Staff Members' (Aug. 17, 2021)COVID-19 vaccination required for staff of State agencies operating 24/7 facilities, including the Department of Corrections	Colorado Department of Corrections (announcing the Governor's Office requirement for State agencies with 24/7 facilities)	Colorado (Governor's Office and State agencies with 24/7 facilities, including the Department of Corrections); State levelState	Aug. 17, 2021	2021 Q3	Workplace rulesVaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-CLT-010	City release: 'City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County to Issue Mask Mandate Effective 5pm Today'Charlotte Mask Mandate release and FAQ, Aug. 18, 2021	City of Charlotte (news release, Cory Burkarth)	City of Charlotte and unincorporated Mecklenburg CountyCity	Aug. 18, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-CLT-017	Statement from Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles (mask mandate)Mask Mandate Statement, Aug. 16, 2021	Mayor Vi Lyles (statement)	City of CharlotteCity	Aug. 16, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. IA-067	Mayor's Order requiring face coverings (with Proclamation of Civil Emergency)Order requiring every person in Iowa City to wear a face covering covering the nose and mouth in every public place, including grocery…	Mayor Bruce Teague	Iowa City, IowaCity	Aug. 19, 2021	2021 Q3	Emergency declarationFace-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-ATL-043	Declaration of Emergency (COVID-19 surge), Aug. 19, 2021, as described in the County's release of the same dateChairwoman Signs Declaration of Emergency Over COVID Surge	Lisa Cupid, Chairwoman, Cobb County Board of Commissioners	Cobb County, GeorgiaCounty	Aug. 19, 2021	2021 Q3	Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MIA-095	M-DCPS news release: '2021-2022 M-DCPS Back-to-School COVID-19 Safety Protocols' (Aug. 19, 2021)Mandatory facial coverings for all students, employees, volunteers and visitors in M-DCPS facilities and on school buses; maximum physical…	Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Office of Communications (news release)	Miami-Dade County Public Schools (School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida)County	Aug. 19, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-091	Public Health Emergency Order of August 17, 2021 (masks): face masks required in all indoor public settings, including schools, regardless of vaccination statusPublic Health Order Requiring Face Masks in Indoor Public Settings (Aug. 17, 2021)	Acting Secretary of Health David R. Scrase, M.D., New Mexico Department of Health	New MexicoState	Aug. 17, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-117	Education Week, 'Which States Banned Mask Mandates in Schools, and Which Required Masks?' (Aug. 20, 2021; updated July 8, 2022; last data May 23, 2022)States requiring masks in schools in 2021-22 (18 States and D.C.) and States banning school mask mandates (11)	Education Week (secondary source)	United States (all States)Other	Aug. 20, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SLC-035	City release describing the Aug. 20, 2021 K-12 mask orderSalt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall Issues Order Requiring Masks To Be Worn in K-12 Schools Citywide (release, capture of Sept. 20, 2021)	Salt Lake City (release)	Salt Lake City, UtahCity	Aug. 20, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-STL-093	Preliminary injunction of Aug. 20, 2021 in State ex rel. Schmitt v. Page, No. 21SL-CC03334 (secondary-source record)Judge bars St. Louis County from enforcing mask mandate (Missouri Lawyers Media, Aug. 20, 2021)	Circuit Judge Ellen (Nellie) Ribaudo (preliminary injunction), as reported by Missouri Lawyers Media	St. Louis County Circuit Court (21st Judicial Circuit), MissouriCourt	Aug. 20, 2021	2021 Q3	Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-27-016	Emergency Regulation R073-21 amending NAC 441A.755 (COVID-19 vaccination required for enrollment at Nevada System of Higher Education institutions on or after Nov. 1, 2021)Proof of a completed COVID-19 vaccination series required to enroll in courses at a university, community college or state college on or…	Nevada State Board of Health	NevadaState	Aug. 20, 2021	2021 Q3	Schools and child careVaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NJ-082	Executive Directive No. 21-011 (5th Revision, August 21, 2025)Protocols for COVID-19 reporting for school settings (vaccination and testing data reporting under EOs 253 and 264)	New Jersey Department of Health (Acting Commissioner Jeffrey A. Brown for the 2025 revision)	New JerseySector regulator	Sept. 14, 2021		Schools and child careVaccination or testingOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-CLE-042	Federal Mask Mandate for Public Transportation Extended to Jan. 18, 2022 (GCRTA release, Aug. 24, 2021)Federal Mask Mandate for Public Transportation Extended to Jan. 18, 2022	Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority	Cuyahoga County, Ohio (GCRTA service area)Sector regulator	Aug. 24, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-KC-082	Butler v. Shawnee Mission School District (Johnson County District Court, judgment July 2021) and the Kansas Supreme Court's stay order of Aug. 24, 2021Judgment holding SB 40's expedited-review provisions unconstitutional; stay pending appeal restoring SB 40	Johnson County District Court (Judge David Hauber); Kansas Supreme Court (Chief Justice Marla Luckert)	Kansas (Johnson County District Court; Kansas Supreme Court)Court	Aug. 24, 2021	2021 Q3	Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-007	Board Report 21-0825-PO2, Adopt a New Remote Education Policy on a Final BasisRemote Education Policy (final)	Board of Education of the City of Chicago	Board of Education of the City of Chicago, IllinoisCity	Aug. 25, 2021	2021 Q3	Schools and child careQuarantine and isolation	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-048	Minutes of the Board's special meeting of August 24, 2021 (vote authorizing the Commissioner to require face coverings in public schools)Board vote authorizing the Commissioner to require masks for all students age five and older and all staff in public schools through at…	Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (special meeting of August 24, 2021)	Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; State levelState	Aug. 24, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-149	DESE mask requirement for all public school students (age 5+) and staff, August 25, 2021Massachusetts public school mask requirement, 2021-22 (ended Feb. 28, 2022)	Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (Commissioner, under Board vote of Aug. 24, 2021)	MassachusettsState	Aug. 25, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-063	Release: Texas Attorney General Admits He Cannot Enforce Governor's Mask Mandate ProhibitionHarris County Attorney release on the Attorney General's court filings	Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee (release)	Harris County, TexasCounty	Aug. 25, 2021	2021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source

Governor Steve Sisolak, State employee vaccination-or-weekly-testing requirement announced July 27, 2021, effective August 15, 2021 (Ex. ECO-B-134)
National Park Service, NPS Public Health Update page (servicewide mask requirements under EO 13991; Feb. 2021 requirement, Aug. 2021 reinstatement and later updates) (Aug. 16, 2021) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-054)
CUNY Board of Trustees and Chancellor, Fall 2021 Reopening Plans (vaccination mandate for students attending in person; face coverings; testing for unvaccinated employees) (August 2021) (Aug. 16, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-061)
Governor David Y. Ige, Executive Order No. 21-05 (Aug. 5, 2021): vaccination or weekly testing policy for State and county employees (Ex. ECO-B-093)
Montgomery County Board of Commissioners with the Office of Public Health, Requirement that all staff and visitors wear masks in all County buildings and facilities from Aug. 16, 2021; recommendation of indoor masking regardless of vaccination status (Aug. 13, 2021) (Ex. MET-PHL-089)
Philadelphia Board of Health / Department of Public Health, Emergency Regulation Governing the Control and Prevention of COVID-19 Mandating Vaccines for Healthcare Workers and in Higher Education, Healthcare, and Related Settings (adopted Aug. 12, 2021; effective Aug. 16, 2021) (Ex. SEC-01-141)
Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing, Emergency Orders adding mask requirements to 14 Del. Admin. Code 933 (Early Care and Education and School-Age Centers), 934 (Family and Large Family Child Care Homes), 938 (Youth Camps, new section 5.3), 815 and 105 (published 25 Del. Reg. 227-244, Sept. 1, 2021) (Aug. 13, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-068)
Colorado Department of Corrections (announcing the Governor's Office requirement for State agencies with 24/7 facilities), CDOC news article, 'State Agencies with 24/7 Facilities to Require COVID-19 Vaccinations for Staff Members' (Aug. 17, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-092)
City of Charlotte (news release, Cory Burkarth), City release: 'City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County to Issue Mask Mandate Effective 5pm Today' (Aug. 18, 2021) (Ex. MET-CLT-010)
Mayor Vi Lyles (statement), Statement from Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles (mask mandate) (Aug. 16, 2021) (Ex. MET-CLT-017)
Mayor Bruce Teague, Mayor's Order requiring face coverings (with Proclamation of Civil Emergency) (Aug. 19, 2021) (Ex. IA-067)
Lisa Cupid, Chairwoman, Cobb County Board of Commissioners, Declaration of Emergency (COVID-19 surge), Aug. 19, 2021, as described in the County's release of the same date (Ex. MET-ATL-043)
Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Office of Communications (news release), M-DCPS news release: '2021-2022 M-DCPS Back-to-School COVID-19 Safety Protocols' (Aug. 19, 2021) (Ex. MET-MIA-095)
Acting Secretary of Health David R. Scrase, M.D., New Mexico Department of Health, Public Health Emergency Order of August 17, 2021 (masks): face masks required in all indoor public settings, including schools, regardless of vaccination status (Aug. 17, 2021) (Ex. ECO-B-091)
Education Week (secondary source), Education Week, 'Which States Banned Mask Mandates in Schools, and Which Required Masks?' (Aug. 20, 2021; updated July 8, 2022; last data May 23, 2022) (Ex. ECO-B-117)
Salt Lake City (release), City release describing the Aug. 20, 2021 K-12 mask order (Ex. MET-SLC-035)
Circuit Judge Ellen (Nellie) Ribaudo (preliminary injunction), as reported by Missouri Lawyers Media, Preliminary injunction of Aug. 20, 2021 in State ex rel. Schmitt v. Page, No. 21SL-CC03334 (secondary-source record) (Ex. MET-STL-093)
Nevada State Board of Health, Emergency Regulation R073-21 amending NAC 441A.755 (COVID-19 vaccination required for enrollment at Nevada System of Higher Education institutions on or after Nov. 1, 2021) (Aug. 20, 2021) (Ex. SEC-27-016)
New Jersey Department of Health (Acting Commissioner Jeffrey A. Brown for the 2025 revision), Executive Directive No. 21-011 (5th Revision, August 21, 2025) (Sept. 14, 2021) (Ex. NJ-082)
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, Federal Mask Mandate for Public Transportation Extended to Jan. 18, 2022 (GCRTA release, Aug. 24, 2021) (Ex. MET-CLE-042)
Johnson County District Court (Judge David Hauber); Kansas Supreme Court (Chief Justice Marla Luckert), Butler v. Shawnee Mission School District (Johnson County District Court, judgment July 2021) and the Kansas Supreme Court's stay order of Aug. 24, 2021 (Ex. MET-KC-082)
Board of Education of the City of Chicago, Board Report 21-0825-PO2, Adopt a New Remote Education Policy on a Final Basis (Aug. 25, 2021) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-007)
Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (special meeting of August 24, 2021), Minutes of the Board's special meeting of August 24, 2021 (vote authorizing the Commissioner to require face coverings in public schools) (Aug. 24, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-048)
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (Commissioner, under Board vote of Aug. 24, 2021), DESE mask requirement for all public school students (age 5+) and staff, August 25, 2021 (Aug. 25, 2021) (Ex. ECO-B-149)
Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee (release), Release: Texas Attorney General Admits He Cannot Enforce Governor's Mask Mandate Prohibition (Aug. 25, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-063)

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