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Ex. SEC-06-026Executive Order No. 104 (2020)Aggressive social distancing measures: gatherings over 50 cancelled; casinos, racetracks, gyms, theaters closed; restaurants limited…Governor Philip D. MurphyNew JerseyStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-27-007USG Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates: 'USG Suspends Instruction to Assess Continuity Plans, Online Instruction' (Mar. 12, 2020), 'USG Moves to Online Instruction for Remainder of Semester' (Mar. 16, 2020, 4:47 p.m.), 'USG Institutions to Develop Creative Alternatives to Commencement Ceremony' (Mar. 18, 2020), refunds update (Mar. 19, 2020)Systemwide suspension of instruction, move to online instruction for the remainder of spring 2020, closure of residence halls, cancellation…University System of Georgia (Chancellor Steve Wrigley; Board of Regents)Georgia (University System of Georgia, Board of Regents; 26 institutions)StateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. VA-002Order of the Governor and State Health Commissioner, Declaration of Public Health Emergency, Order of Public Health Emergency One (Mar. 17, 2020), as amended Mar. 20, 2020Amended Order of the Governor and State Health Commissioner Declaration of Public Health EmergencyGovernor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman OliverVirginiaStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationCapacity limitGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-037State Board of Education order of March 16, 2020 (emergency meeting) closing all accredited public schools March 17 through April 6, 2020Statewide closure of accredited public schools from March 17 to April 6, 2020 (extracurricular activities included)Oklahoma State Board of EducationOklahoma State Board of Education; State levelStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-056Joint Statement on pay and work during the statewide school closure (March 17, 2020; updated March 27, 2020)Joint statement that school employees continue to be paid during the closure and that work during Act of God and Remote Learning Days is by…Office of Governor JB Pritzker, Illinois State Board of Education, Illinois Education Association, Illinois Federation of Teachers, Illinois Association of School Administrators, Illinois Principals AssociationIllinois State Board of Education with the Office of the Governor and the statewide education associations; State levelStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AK-004COVID-19 Health Mandate 002Health Mandate 002 (State libraries, archives and museums closed; residential school programs)Governor Dunleavy; Commissioner Crum; Dr. ZinkAlaskaStateMar. 16, 2020Gathering capSchools and child careCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AL-003Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Blount, Saint Clair, Shelby, Tuscaloosa and Walker Counties)Order suspending gatherings of 25 or more, closing senior centers, private schools and child care, barring nursing-home visitation and…State Health Officer Scott HarrisAlabama (Blount, St. Clair, Shelby, Tuscaloosa and Walker Counties)StateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. CT-003Executive Order No. 7C (Mar. 15, 2020), sec. 7Protection of Public Health and Safety During COVID-19 Pandemic and Response - School Class Cancellation, DMV Closures and Other MeasuresGovernor Ned LamontConnecticutStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AK-013Web guidance, 'Preventing the Spread of COVID-19: Guidance for Food Establishments' (Food Worker and Establishment Guidance on COVID-19)Preventing the Spread of COVID-19: Guidance for Food EstablishmentsAlaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Environmental Health, Food Safety and Sanitation ProgramAlaskaStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-IA-002Iowa Code § 135.144 (2021), Additional duties of the department related to a public health disasterIowa Code 2021, Section 135.144 - Additional duties of the department related to a public health disasterIowa General AssemblyIowaStateNov. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureSchools and child careHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-016Executive Order No. 20-07Temporarily closing K-12 schools to slow the spread of COVID-19Governor Laura KellyKansasStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-077Executive Order No. 7CProtection of Public Health and Safety During COVID-19 Pandemic and Response - Cancellation of Classes in Public Schools, Suspension of…Governor Ned LamontConnecticutStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-082Executive Order 2020-05 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 3)Closure of all public and private pre-K through 12 schools March 17-30, 2020Governor JB PritzkerIllinoisStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-127COVID-19 Order No. 6 (Mar. 15, 2020), Order Temporarily Closing All Public and Private Elementary and Secondary SchoolsTemporary closure of all public and private elementary and secondary schools, March 17 - April 6, 2020Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. FL-005Executive Order 20-68Emergency Management - COVID-19 (bars, pubs, nightclubs, beaches, restaurants)Governor Ron DeSantisFloridaStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. IL-003Executive Order 2020-05 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 3), as amended by Executive Order 2020-06 (COVID-19 EO No. 4, Mar. 15, 2020)Closure of all public and private pre-kindergarten through 12th grade schoolsGovernor JB PritzkerIllinoisStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. KS-00439 Kan. Reg. No. 12A (Mar. 19, 2020), pp. 297-312: Executive Orders 20-03, 20-04, 20-05, 20-06, 20-07Executive Order 20-04, Temporarily prohibiting mass gatherings to limit the spread of COVID-19; EO 20-05 utility disconnects; EO 20-06…Kansas Secretary of State (Kansas Register) publishing Governor Kelly's Executive Orders 20-03 to 20-07KansasStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child careEvents and venuesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. KS-005Executive Order 20-07Temporarily closing K-12 schools to slow the spread of COVID-19Governor Laura KellyKansasStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MI-007Executive Order 2020-11Temporary prohibition on large assemblages and events, temporary school closuresGovernor Gretchen WhitmerMichiganStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. OH-003Director's Order the Closure of All K-12 Schools in the State of OhioIn Re: Order the Closure of All K-12 Schools in the State of OhioAmy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of HealthOhioStateMar. 14, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. OH-065Executive Order 2020-04D; Ohio Adm. Code 5101:2-12-02.1 (emergency)Establishing a Temporary Pandemic Child Care License and Emergency Adoption of Rule 5101:2-12-02.1 of the Ohio Administrative Code by the…Governor Mike DeWine (Executive Order 2020-04D) and Ohio Department of Job and Family ServicesOhioStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Capacity limitSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. PA-081Press release: Gov. Wolf Puts Statewide COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts in Effect, Stresses Need for Every Pennsylvanian to Take Action to Stop the SpreadGov. Wolf Puts Statewide COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts in EffectGovernor Tom Wolf (Office of the Governor press release)PennsylvaniaStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureTravel and quarantineSchools and child careAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-032Executive Order No. 7CProtection of Public Health and Safety During COVID-19 Pandemic and Response - Cancellation of School Classes, Extension of Deadlines…Governor Ned LamontConnecticutStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-27-006UNC System Updates Guidance to Constituent Institutions (Mar. 17, 2020)Systemwide move to remote instruction for the remainder of the spring 2020 semester; reduced campus operations; students directed not to…UNC System Interim President William L. RoperNorth Carolina (UNC System; sixteen constituent institutions)StateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. WA-004Proclamation 20-08Amending Proclamations 20-05, 20-06 and 20-07: K-12 school closures in King, Pierce and Snohomish CountiesGovernor Jay InsleeWashingtonStateMar. 12, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read

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