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Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-051Letter from UC President Janet Napolitano to the UC community (March 17, 2020)Systemwide transition to remote work and study; closure of the Office of the President under the Bay Area shelter-in-place orders; Regents…Janet Napolitano, President, University of CaliforniaUniversity of California, Office of the President (ten campuses, five medical centers, three national laboratories); State levelStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-LA-016La. R.S. 29:727 (parish homeland security and emergency preparedness agencies; local disaster or emergency declarations; powers of the parish president)Local disaster or emergency declarations by parish presidents (thirty days, renewable, ninety days with the governing authority's approval)…Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes)LouisianaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationCapacity limitTravel and quarantineStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-27-008Update from Board of Regents President Mike Richards on Coronavirus (Mar. 10, 2020)Board direction that the three Regent institutions move as quickly as possible toward virtual delivery of instruction, with…Board of Regents President Michael RichardsIowa (Board of Regents, State of Iowa; University of Iowa, Iowa State University, University of Northern Iowa)StateMar. 10, 20202020 Q2Business closureTravel and quarantineSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-013NJ TRANSIT 'COVID-19: How We're Protecting You' page (undated; captured about May 6, 2020): customers 'still using the system for ESSENTIAL TRAVEL ONLY' urged to wear a face covering; disinfection every 24 hours; FAQ on service plan, ridership decline and monthly-pass refunds for customers working from homeCOVID-19: How We're Protecting You - A Message from NJ TRANSIT President & CEO Kevin S. CorbettNew Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ TRANSIT), President and CEO Kevin S. CorbettNew Jersey (statewide; service into New York and Philadelphia)StateMay 6, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. OK-003Executive Order 2020-08Recommendation that Oklahomans follow the President's Coronavirus Guidelines for AmericaGovernor J. Kevin StittOklahomaStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Telework mandateGathering capOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-27-001University of California Policy, SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccination ProgramSystemwide COVID-19 Vaccination Program: vaccination a condition of physical presence at any University Location or Program for Personnel…University of California, Office of the President (President Michael V. Drake)California (University of California, a constitutional corporation; ten campuses, five medical centers)StateJuly 15, 20212021 Q3Workplace rulesVaccination or testingOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MT-002Executive Order No. 3-2020Executive Order Amending Executive Order 2-2020 (COVID-19 Emergency Declaration) to incorporate the President's March 13, 2020 national…Governor Steve BullockMontanaStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-054Minutes of the Board of Directors meeting of March 11, 2020 (approved June 22, 2020)Board meeting in the context of the COVID-19 crisis: event cancellations projected; members permitted to participate by telephoneBoard of Directors of the New York Convention Center Operating Corporation (Chairman Henry R. Silverman; President and CEO Alan Steel)New York Convention Center Operating Corporation (Jacob K. Javits Convention Center), New York (State public benefit corporation)StateMar. 11, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-001Board action of March 23, 2020 approving the COVID-19 School Operations Guidance (press release, 'Board Approves Statewide School Operations Guidance to Deal with Coronavirus')Board Approves Statewide School Operations Guidance to Deal with Coronavirus (soft closure of all classroom facilities through April 20…Idaho State Board of Education (President Debbie Critchfield), with the Governor's K-12 Emergency CouncilIdaho State Board of Education; State level (constitutional board with supervision and control of all public schools)StateMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-006Board action of July 9, 2020 approving the Idaho Back to School Framework (press release, 'Board Approves School Reopening Framework')Board Approves School Reopening Framework (Idaho Back to School Framework 2020)Idaho State Board of Education (President Debbie Critchfield)Idaho State Board of Education; State levelStateJuly 9, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-035CTDOT press release, Mar. 27, 2020: New Haven Line to an hourly schedule from Mar. 30, 2020 ('approximately 50 percent less than a normal weekday schedule'); New Canaan, Danbury and Waterbury Lines reduced; Hartford Line special weekday schedule; Shore Line East weekend schedule continuing; statewide rear-door boarding on buses; public to reserve bus service for ESSENTIAL TRAVEL ONLYCTDOT Issues Update on Bus and Rail ServiceConnecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT); Public Transportation Bureau Chief Richard Andreski; Metro-North President Catherine Rinaldi (quoted)Connecticut (New Haven Line and branches; Hartford Line; Shore Line East; statewide bus)StateMar. 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. KS-096Kansas State University temporary face mask requirement on all campuses (COVID-19 page as archived Aug. 25, 2021)K-State is in phaseout of the university's reopening plan; the university has a temporary face mask requirement on all campusesKansas State University (President Richard Myers)Kansas (Kansas State University, a state educational institution under the Kansas Board of Regents)StateAug. 25, 20212021 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-062Face Covering Protocol (updated August 2, 2021)Face masks required of all faculty, staff, students and visitors, including contractors, service providers, vendors and suppliers, in every…University of Minnesota (University Health and Safety; Office of the President)University of Minnesota (all campuses; Twin Cities)StateAug. 2, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. WY-060University of Wyoming indoor mask requirement and entry-testing requirement (fall 2021 plan)Masks Required Where Distancing Not Possible Indoors on UW CampusUniversity of Wyoming Board of Trustees (August 11, 2021) and President Edward SeidelWyoming (University of Wyoming, Laramie; a State institution governed by its Board of Trustees under W.S. 21-17-201 et seq.)StateAug. 16, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. MT-019Executive Order No. 2-2021Executive Order Establishing a State of EmergencyGovernor Greg GianforteMontanaStateJan. 13, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-070Executive Order GA-08Relating to COVID-19 preparedness and mitigation (social gatherings; bars and restaurants; gyms; nursing home visits; school closures)Governor Greg AbbottTexasStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. AR-035ADH Directive of March 19, 2020Directive closing schools through April 17, closing restaurant and bar dine-in service, gyms and indoor entertainment venues, moving State…Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-KY-0142021 Senate Bill 5, Acts ch. 205An Act relating to emergencies and declaring an emergency (COVID-19 claims: owners of premises and essential service providers)Kentucky General Assembly (2021 Regular Session); became law without the Governor's signatureKentuckyStateApr. 11, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OK-020Enrolled Senate Bill No. 672 (2025)An Act relating to emergency management; amending 63 O.S. 2021, Sections 683.8 and 683.9...; prohibiting Governor from closing businesses…Oklahoma Legislature (Senate Bill 672, 1st Sess., 60th Leg.; enrolled)OklahomaStateApr. 21, 2025Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureOtherPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-018Executive Order GA-08Relating to COVID-19 preparedness and mitigationGovernor Greg AbbottTexasStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-019Executive Order GA-16Relating to the safe, strategic reopening of select services as the first step to Open Texas in response to the COVID-19 disasterGovernor Greg AbbottTexasStateApr. 17, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MO-005DHSS Director's Order of April 16, 2020Schools closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 academic year; Stay Home Missouri order extended to May 3, 2020Randall W. Williams, MD, Director, DHSSMissouriStateApr. 16, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. PA-073Order of the Governor Directing Public School Entities in Counties with Substantial Community Transmission to Attest to Health and Safety ProtocolsOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Directing Public School Entities in Counties with Substantial Community…Governor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateNov. 23, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. SD-0342020 Senate Bill 188 (enrolled), amending SDCL 13-26-1An Act to account for educational opportunities provided to students during a state of emergency and to declare an emergencySouth Dakota Legislature; signed by the GovernorSouth DakotaStateMar. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. SEC-18-033Executive Order GA-14Relating to statewide continuity of essential services and activities during the COVID-19 disasterGovernor Greg AbbottTexasStateMar. 31, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read