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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-LA-016	La. 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)	LouisianaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationCapacity limitTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-27-008	Update 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 Richards	Iowa (Board of Regents, State of Iowa; University of Iowa, Iowa State University, University of Northern Iowa)State	Mar. 10, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTravel and quarantineSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. MT-002	Executive 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 Bullock	MontanaState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-054	Minutes 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 telephone	Board 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)State	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-001	Board 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 Council	Idaho State Board of Education; State level (constitutional board with supervision and control of all public schools)State	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-006	Board 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 levelState	July 9, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Schools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-27-006	UNC 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. Roper	North Carolina (UNC System; sixteen constituent institutions)State	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capSchools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-019	Executive Order No. 2-2021Executive Order Establishing a State of Emergency	Governor Greg Gianforte	MontanaState	Jan. 13, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-15-070	Executive Order GA-08Relating to COVID-19 preparedness and mitigation (social gatherings; bars and restaurants; gyms; nursing home visits; school closures)	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capSchools and child careHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. AR-035	ADH 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 Health	ArkansasState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OK-020	Enrolled 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)	OklahomaState	Apr. 21, 2025		Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureOther	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-B-018	Executive Order GA-08Relating to COVID-19 preparedness and mitigation	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-B-019	Executive Order GA-16Relating to the safe, strategic reopening of select services as the first step to Open Texas in response to the COVID-19 disaster	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Apr. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. MO-005	DHSS 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, 2020	Randall W. Williams, MD, Director, DHSS	MissouriState	Apr. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. PA-073	Order 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 Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Nov. 23, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Schools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. SD-034	2020 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 emergency	South Dakota Legislature; signed by the Governor	South DakotaState	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Schools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-18-033	Executive Order GA-14Relating to statewide continuity of essential services and activities during the COVID-19 disaster	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Mar. 31, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. TX-003	Executive Order GA-08Relating to COVID-19 preparedness and mitigation	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateGathering capSchools and child careHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. VT-085	Transcript, Governor Phil Scott Discusses Latest COVID-19 Trends at Weekly Press ConferenceAll State employees must be vaccinated or wear a mask and test, effective the week of September 15, 2021; every school but one has a masking…	Governor Phil Scott (official transcript of the September 21, 2021 press conference)	VermontState	Sept. 21, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careVaccination or testing	Primary source read

Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes), La. R.S. 29:727 (parish homeland security and emergency preparedness agencies; local disaster or emergency declarations; powers of the parish president) (standing) (Ex. DUT-LA-016)
Board of Regents President Michael Richards, Update from Board of Regents President Mike Richards on Coronavirus (Mar. 10, 2020) (Ex. SEC-27-008)
Governor Steve Bullock, Executive Order No. 3-2020 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MT-002)
Board of Directors of the New York Convention Center Operating Corporation (Chairman Henry R. Silverman; President and CEO Alan Steel), Minutes of the Board of Directors meeting of March 11, 2020 (approved June 22, 2020) (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-054)
Idaho State Board of Education (President Debbie Critchfield), with the Governor's K-12 Emergency Council, Board action of March 23, 2020 approving the COVID-19 School Operations Guidance (press release, 'Board Approves Statewide School Operations Guidance to Deal with Coronavirus') (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-001)
Idaho State Board of Education (President Debbie Critchfield), Board action of July 9, 2020 approving the Idaho Back to School Framework (press release, 'Board Approves School Reopening Framework') (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-006)
UNC System Interim President William L. Roper, UNC System Updates Guidance to Constituent Institutions (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. SEC-27-006)
Governor Greg Gianforte, Executive Order No. 2-2021 (Jan. 13, 2021) (Ex. MT-019)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-08 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. SEC-15-070)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Directive of March 19, 2020 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. AR-035)
Oklahoma Legislature (Senate Bill 672, 1st Sess., 60th Leg.; enrolled), Enrolled Senate Bill No. 672 (2025) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OK-020)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-08 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. ECO-B-018)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-16 (Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. ECO-B-019)
Randall W. Williams, MD, Director, DHSS, DHSS Director's Order of April 16, 2020 (Apr. 16, 2020) (Ex. MO-005)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor Directing Public School Entities in Counties with Substantial Community Transmission to Attest to Health and Safety Protocols (Nov. 23, 2020) (Ex. PA-073)
South Dakota Legislature; signed by the Governor, 2020 Senate Bill 188 (enrolled), amending SDCL 13-26-1 (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. SD-034)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-14 (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. SEC-18-033)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-08 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. TX-003)
Governor Phil Scott (official transcript of the September 21, 2021 press conference), Transcript, Governor Phil Scott Discusses Latest COVID-19 Trends at Weekly Press Conference (Sept. 21, 2021) (Ex. VT-085)

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